Iron ore

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Iron ore



Released							4 January 2001 (Update)
Members							No
Quest item							No

Properties

Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Drop
Examine							This needs refining.

Values

Value							17 coins
High alch							10 coins
Low alch							6 coins
Weight							2.267 kg

Grand Exchange

Exchange							73 coins (info)
Buy limit							13,000
Daily volume							7,848,581

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Advanced data

Item ID							440
Link							MOID

Iron ore can be mined from iron rocks at level 15 Mining, providing 35 Mining experience. It can be smelted at a furnace into an iron bar at level 15 Smithing, or along with two coal into a steel bar at level 30 Smithing. Smelting iron bars has a 50% success rate, unless the player is wearing a ring of forging, using the Superheat Item spell, or using the Blast Furnace. Smelting iron ore into a bar gives 12.5 Smithing experience, and smelting a steel bar gives 17.5 Smithing experience.

Mining info

Iron rocks

Level required					15
Mining XP					35 xp
Rock					Iron rocks
Required tool					Pickaxe
Respawn time					5.4 seconds

Money making

The following money making guides are available for Iron ore:

Method	Hourly profit	Skills
Mining iron ore	152,650	15+ (60+ for access to the Mining Guild)
Collecting iron ore	45,000	None
Buying iron ore from Ordan	373,001	None

Uses

Quests

Doric's Quest: 2 × iron ore

Treasure Trails

Charlie the Tramp may ask to be given an iron ore as a requirement for his beginner clue scroll step.

Products

	Skills	XP	Materials
Iron bar (Blast Furnace)	15	12.5	1 × Iron ore
Iron bar (Normal furnace)	15	12.5	1 × Iron ore
Iron bar (Superheat)	15 43	12.5 53	1 × Iron ore 1 × Nature rune 4 × Fire rune
Steel bar (Blast Furnace)	30	17.5	1 × Iron ore 1 × Coal
Steel bar (Catalysed)	30	35	1 × Iron ore 1 × Coal 1 × Smithing catalyst
Steel bar (Normal furnace)	30	17.5	1 × Iron ore 2 × Coal
Steel bar (Superheat)	30 43	17.5 53	1 × Iron ore 2 × Coal 1 × Nature rune 4 × Fire rune

Item sources

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	League region
Thug	10	1	4/128
Ava's accumulator	N/A	1	5/2,000	&
Ava's attractor	N/A	1	5/2,000
Banshee	23	1	1/128
Lev	24	5	10/512
Iron rocks	15	1	Always
H.A.M. Member	15	1	2/102
Rock Crab	13	1	2/128
Giant Mole	230	100 (noted)	2/131
Guard	19; 20; 21; 22	1	1/128
Lanzig	48	5	10/512
Rockslug	29	1	22/128
Desert Lizard	24	1	22/128
Skeleton Unarmed	21; 22	1	1/128
Ranging cape accumulator	N/A	1	5/2,000
Skeletal Wyvern	140	200 (noted)	3/128
Crystal chest	N/A	150 (noted)	10/128
Small Lizard	12	1	22/128
Jungle horror	70	1	27/129
Dagannoth Rex	303	150 (noted)	1/128
Dark warrior Level 8	8	1	1/128
Dark warrior Great Kourend	37; 51; 62	3	1/128
Dark warrior Level 145	145	3	1/128
Flesh Crawler Members	28; 35; 41	1	5/100
Flesh Crawler Members	28; 35; 41	3–7 (noted)	12/100
Flesh Crawler Free-to-play	28; 35; 41	1	5/100
Dwarf	7; 10; 11; 20	1	4/128
White Knight Level 36	36	1	1/128
White Knight Level 38	38	1	1/128
White Knight Level 39	39	1	1/128
White Knight Level 42	42	1	1/128
H.A.M. Guard	12; 18; 22	1	2/110
Cave goblin miner	11	7	20/128
Cave goblin miner	11	2	15/128
Christmas cracker	N/A	5 (noted)	Always	N/A
Giant lobster	45	1	2/128
Black Guard Level 25	25	1	4/128
Black Guard Level 48	48	2	3/128
Barrel (Shaman Caves)	N/A	1 (noted)	Rare	&&
Warrior (Rellekka)	48	2	3/128
Black Guard Berserker	66	2	3/128
Market Guard	48	2	3/128
Reward token	N/A	7–24 (noted)	Always
Reward token	N/A	22–55 (noted)	Always
Reward token	N/A	50–72 (noted)	Always
Freidir	48	5	10/512
Borrokar	48	5	10/512
Lensa	48	5	10/512
Zombie swab	55	1	1/128
Rock Golem (monster) Low level	13; 27; 46; 76	1	4/78
Rock Golem (monster) High level	115; 154	1	4/128
Yuri	24	5	10/512
Chest (Rogues' Castle) Medium Wilderness Diary	84	40 (noted)	1/66
Chest (Rogues' Castle) Hard Wilderness Diary	84	50 (noted)	1/66
Colonel Radick	38	1	1/128
Tower guard	28	1	1/128
Soldier (Yanille)	28	1	1/128
Barbarian Assault/Gambles Low	N/A	200 (noted)	1/32
Lizard	42	1	22/128
Zombie (Tarn's Lair) Low level	40–56	2	3/128
Accumulator max cape	N/A	1	5/2,000	&
Guard (Shayzien)	21	1	1/128
Head Guard	84	1	1/128
Lizardman shaman	150	30–35 (noted)	20/500
Sand Crab	15	1	2/128
Joseph	24	5	10/512
Jennella	48	5	10/512
Screaming banshee	70	1	3 × 1/128
Giant rockslug	86	1	3 × 22/128
Extra supply crate	N/A	5–15 (noted)	Varies
Alexis	24	5	10/512
Boris	24	5	10/512
Eduard	24	5	10/512
Galina	24	5	10/512
Imre	24	5	10/512
Georgy	24	5	10/512
Irina	24	5	10/512
Ksenia	24	5	10/512
Liliya	24	5	10/512
Milla	24	5	10/512
Nikita	24	5	10/512
Nikolai	24	5	10/512
Sofiya	24	5	10/512
Svetlana	24	5	10/512
Vera	24	5	10/512
Yadviga	24	5	10/512
Zoja	24	5	10/512
Soldier (Shayzien)	21	1	1/128
Cave goblin (Dorgesh-Kaan)	36	1–4	1/20
Ammonite Crab	25	1	2/128
Shop Counter (ore)	82	1	25/80
Swamp Crab	55	2	2/128
Guard (H.A.M. Storerooms)	20	1	6/500
Skeleton (Tarn's Lair) Low level	42; 59	2	2/128
Sulphur Lizard	50	5–10 (noted)	21.5/128
Sergeant (Shayzien)	84	1	1/128
Brimstone chest	N/A	350–500 (noted)	3/60
Guard (Hosidius)	19; 22	1	1/128
Larran's big chest	N/A	500–650 (noted)	3/60
Larran's small chest	N/A	300–449 (noted)	3/60
Body Golem	50	2–3	6/52
Chaos Golem	70	3–4	6/52
Mind Golem	30	1–2	6/52
Simple lockbox	N/A	1–2	3 × 8/50
Elaborate lockbox	N/A	5–10 (noted)	2 × 3/50
Vardorvis	572; 784; 1136	38; 57 (noted)	1/100
Lynx Tamer	21	1	1/128
Storage crate	N/A	1	7/195
Ore pack (Giants' Foundry)	N/A	1 (noted)	30 × 10.11/100
Void Knights' Reward Options Mineral pack	N/A	18 (noted)	Always
Guard (Port Sarim jail)	21	1	1/128
Guard (Doric's hut)	19	1	1/128
Duke Sucellus	538; 758; 1099	63; 95 (noted)	1/100
The Whisperer	587; 791; 1146	88; 133 (noted)	1/100
The Leviathan	593; 798; 1157	57; 85 (noted)	1/100
Ore pack (Volcanic Mine)	N/A	0–71 (noted)	Common
Sulphur Nagua	98	5–10 (noted)	27/128
Guard (Varlamore)	21	1	1/128
Zombie pirate (Braindeath Island)	57	1	1/128
Frost Crab	15	1	4/180
Frost Crab	15	2	2/180
Guard (Aldarin)	21	1	1/128
Reward Cart	N/A	5–15 (noted)	Varies
Earthen Nagua	128	8–15 (noted)	4/32
Guard (Auburnvale)	21	1	1/128
Guard (Tlati Rainforest)	21	1	1/128
Ore stall (Port Roberts)	82	1	25/75	N/A
Guard (Port Roberts)	21	1	1/128	N/A

Shop locations

Seller	Location	Number in stock	Restock time	Price sold at	Price bought at	Change Per	League region
TzHaar-Hur-Lek's Ore and Gem Store	Mor Ul Rek	2	1m	25	2	2.0%
TzHaar-Hur-Lek's Ore and Gem Store (Karamja gloves)	Mor Ul Rek	2	1m	22	5	2.0%
Drogo's Mining Emporium.	Dwarven Mines	0	50m	17	11	3.0%
Ore store	Jatizso	10	6s	18	11	3.0%
Ore seller.	Blast Furnace in Keldagrim	100	2m	25	6	0.0%
TzHaar-Hur-Rin's Ore and Gem Store	Mor Ul Rek	15	1m	25	2	2.0%
TzHaar-Hur-Rin's Ore and Gem Store (Karamja gloves)	Mor Ul Rek	15	1m	22	5	2.0%
Hendor's Awesome Ores	Mining Guild	0	50m	17	11	2.0%
Petrified Pete's Ore Shop	Volcanic Mine	∞	N/A	30	N/A	0.0%
Mistrock Mining Supplies	Mistrock	0	6s	17	11	2.0%
Port Roberts Ore Stall	Port Roberts	10	1m	18	11	2.0%	N/A
Deepfin Point Ore Exchange	Deepfin Point	20	1m	18	11	2.0%	N/A

Iron equipment

Melee weapons

Ranged weapons/ammo

	Crossbow Bolts Arrows Brutal arrows Thrownaxe Throwing knife Javelin Darts
Materials	Arrowtips Javelin tips Dart tips Unfinished bolts

Armour

Other

Mining

Mining rocks and sources

Ore rocks	Copper ^(vein) Tin ^(vein) Blurite Iron ^(vein) Daeyalt Elemental Silver Lead Coal ^(vein) Gold ^(vein) Mithril ^(vein) Lunar Lovakite Adamantite ^(vein) Nickel Runite
Other	Rune Essence Clay ^(vein) Rock Limestone Barronite Magical Ash Ore vein Dense runestone Sandstone Gem Granite Daeyalt Essence Soft clay Ancient essence Amethyst Crashed Star Basalt rock Efh salt rocks Te salt rocks Urt salt rocks Salax salt deposit Amalgamation Rubium rocks^(deposit) Sunstone rocks^(monolith)

Ores

Fragments

Other mineables

	Celestial ring Celestial signet Mining cape
Mining gloves	Standard Superior Expert
Varrock armour	1 2 3 4

Historical

Source

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