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Free-to-play
Mining runite ore (F2P)
High-value F2P gathering
Mining free-to-play runite rocks is a no-cost, high-value gathering method once you hit the Mining requirement.
Approximate profit after input costs, from the OSRS Wiki money-making guide as read on 2026-08-03. It isn't measured or recalculated by ScapePath, and your rate depends on your gear, efficiency and current prices. The figure is over 90 days old, so prices have probably moved. Source.
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Requirements
Hard requirements
- 85 Mining
What to bring
- Rune or better pickaxe
Why choose this method?
- Ranks #4 of 7 collecting methods by profit on the sourced figures.
- Ranks #4 of 7 free-to-play methods by profit.
- Nothing to buy before you start.
- Worth doing on an Ironman: it gathers its own inputs or gives untradeable value.
Tips
- Hop worlds between the sparse F2P runite rocks to cut downtime.
- Zero startup — the ore is pure profit.
Progress to next
Higher-earning collecting methods to move toward once Mining runite ore (F2P) feels comfortable.