Money making guide/Mining coal

Mining coal

Requirements
Skills
30+ (60+ strongly recommended, for access to Mining Guild)
Items
Rune or Dragon pickaxe Varrock armour (gives 10% chance of mining two ores at once) Celestial signet (+4 invisible mining boost, extra ore chance when charged, optional) Mining gloves or Expert mining gloves (to gain more ore per rock, optional) Amulet of glory (higher gem rates, optional) Coal bag (for longer runs, optional)
Quest
None
Other
None
Results
Profit	Experience gained
57,050, after tax	17,500
Inputs	Outputs (57,050, after tax)
	350 × Coal (50,400)5.83 × Unidentified minerals (6,650) *

Coal, worth (146 coins), is in constant demand because it is a necessary ingredient in the production of all primary ores. P2P players looking to mine coal effectively should do so within the Mining Guild. The Mining Guild features twenty coal rocks, a bank and deposit box, an invisible +7 boost to mining, a 50% reduced rock respawn timer, and 1/60 chance per coal rock to acquire Unidentified minerals, which can provide additional profit.

Mining gloves are very useful for mining coal in the Mining Guild, as they provide a 40% non-depletion rate to coal. This means that the player will be able to move less while staying relatively close to the bank, saving potentially a large amount of time. The coal bag will also provide a similar effect, while the celestial signet, higher levels picks, and Varrock armour provide additional mining speed and profit.

Players can also find uncut gems while mining, which can marginally increase profit. Wearing a charged amulet of glory will increase the rate gems are acquired.

Players can obtain around 200-500 pieces of coal every hour predicated on levels and efficiency. Thus, the hourly profit margin ranges from 29,200 to 73,000.

Level 80 - 400-500 pieces of coal per hour.

For money making guides for acquiring coal through other means, see the Motherlode mine or Blast Mining pages.