Money making guide/Mining and crushing infernal shale (Infernal shale rocks)

Mining and crushing infernal shale (Infernal shale rocks)

Requirements
Skills
78+ 43+ recommended
Items
Hammer or Imcamdo hammer, chisel, and rune, dragon, or crystal pickaxe
Quest
A Kingdom Divided
Other
None
Results
Profit	Experience gained
306,280, after tax	35,960
Inputs	Outputs (306,280, after tax)
	806 × Crushed infernal shale (306,280)

Crushed infernal shale is only obtainable in the infernal shale resource area of the Chasm of Fire. Infernal shale is an untradeable resource that must be crushed with a hammer (the Incamdo hammer will work) and chisel to make crushed infernal shale. Crushed infernal shale is tradeable and is used as a secondary component for crafting Infernal nuggets—which are subsequently used to craft Oathplate armour—from the uncommonly dropped Oathplate shards from Yama. There is no bank or deposit box nearby, but crushed infernal shale is stackable.

There are several ways to access the Chasm of Fire, listed in order of preference on the Chasm of Fire page.

The infernal shale resource area can be quickly reached within the Chasm of Fire by using the chain agility shortcut (requires 83+ ) next to the entrance of the Chasm of Fire or by using the platform edge to gap jumps (requires 73+ ) located to the north of the entrance of the Chasm of Fire. Beware the greater demons and black demons which are aggressive and can attack the player as they travel through the Chasm of Fire. 43+ is recommended to be able to use Protect from Melee. Once past the fire barrier that separates the infernal shale resource area from the main area of the lower floor of the Chasm of Fire, players are safe from the demons.

Mining the infernal shale rocks is a medium intensity method for gathering infernal shale compared to the low intensity and tick manipulation methods for obtaining infernal shale. Profits and experience rates are expected to be much somewhere in between the other two options to account for the middling intensity. Infernal shale mining rates are currently expected to be between ??? per hour, netting approximately ??? crushed infernal shale per hour with a 1.3 to 1 ratio of crushed infernal shale to infernal shale. Actual mining rates may vary based on attention and intensity.

It is currently unknown if the crystal pickaxe's effect works on infernal shale rocks or infernal shale deposits. It is also unknown if the prospector kit, celestial ring, or Varrock Armour 2 and derivatives work. Finally, it is also unknown whether visible skill boosts increase the rate of mining infernal shale.