Mining

The mining skill gives you the ability to extract ore from rocks. Using this ore you can make different weapons.
To extract ore from rocks you need to use a pickaxe and click on a rock. Rocks can be found in mines all over the Runescape world. The better the pickaxe you use, the easier it is to extract ore from a rock.

The different pickaxes are:

The Pickaxe Type	Mining Level Needed to Use
Bronze Pickaxe	1
Iron Pickaxe	1
Steel Pickaxe	6
Mithril Pickaxe	21
Admantite Pickaxe	31
Rune Pickaxe	41

The different ore types are:

The Ore Type	Mining Level Needed to Extract	XP	Use(s)
Rune Essence	1	5	Used to make runes
Clay	1	5	Used to make pottery
Copper	1	17.5	Used with tin to make bronze bars
Tin	1	17.5	Used with copper to make bronze bars
Iron	15	35	Used to make Iron or Steel bars
Silver	20	40	Used to make silver jewelery
Coal	30	50	Used while smelting all high level ores
Gold	40	65	Used to make gold jewelery
Mithril	55	80	Used to make mithril bars
Admantite	70	95	Used to make admant bars
Runite	85	125	Used to make rune bars