Sulphur mine

Sulphur mine
Released		7 January 2016 (Update)
Members		Yes
Location		Lovakengj
League region		Kourend✓
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Advanced data
Type		mine

The sulphur mine is located in the far north-western section of Lovakengj in Great Kourend. Volcanic sulphur deposits are found here, which require level 42 Mining and an equipped breathing filter (such as a gas mask, facemask, or slayer helmet) to mine, and grant 35 Mining experience.

A breathing filter is mandatory to attempt to mine volcanic sulphur; if unequipped, a warning is shown in the chatbox stating, You'll choke on the fumes if you try to mine without protection.

There are poison gas clouds in the mine, which rapidly deal 1 damage per tick to adjacent players (or 1-3 damage if not wearing a breathing filter), depending on how close they are to the player. The damage from multiple clouds will also stack and can quickly kill a low-leveled player.

The sulphur mine has a bank chest in the south-east corner, blocked off by a wall. The clouds cannot reach you there.

Rock		Mining		Quantity
		Level	Exp
	Volcanic sulphur	42	25	5

It is possible to safespot the clouds by luring a spider.

To successfully lure a spider, first turn off auto-retaliate, as attacking it normally is likely to kill it. Use a non-damaging attack such as Confuse or Weaken on it to get it focused on the player.

1. Lure a spider to the westernmost sulphur deposit.
2. Stand on either of the two south-west tiles of the sulphur deposit.
   1. If south of the deposit, position the spider east of the player.
   2. If west of the deposit, position the spider north of the player.

This safespot works indefinitely regardless of whether the deposit is depleted. The mining animation may be overridden while being attacked in this way, but the animation has no effect on experience rates. If a player (including yourself) walks under or through the spider during or after setting up the safespot, the clouds will be allowed through the tile, breaking the safespot.

• Safespot west of the furthest west deposit
• Safespot south of the furthest west deposit
• Recommended location while waiting for furthest west deposit respawn (non-safespot)
• Recommended strategy to minimise damage when mining the furthest south-east deposit (non-safespot)

• The gas clouds in the mine reflect sulphur mining in real life, where sulphur miners must wear masks to protect themselves from the caustic gas that singes the eyes, throats, and lungs, and even dissolves teeth.