Coal

Coal is the most important mined materials in RuneScape, as it is required to smelt all smithable metals equal to and above iron (other than gold or silver), in increasing amounts.


 * Steel Bar: 2 coal
 * Mithril Bar: 4 coal
 * Elemental Bar: 4 coal
 * Adamant Bar: 6 coal
 * Runite Bar: 8 coal

Level 30 or higher mining is needed to mine coal, giving 50 experience per ore mined.

While the Mining Guild is a good source of coal for those with the required mining level to enter, it can still get very busy, leading some miners to take on the risky Wilderness coal mine, or the even riskier Hobgoblin mine. If the player would rather face tough monsters than player killers, then Crandor Island is available after completing the Dragon Slayer quest, though it's a long way back to a bank. The Dwarven Mine is popular, but those under combat 65 may want to avoid it unless they don't mind being attacked over and over by King Scorpions. The clear advantage of the Mining Guild is its closeness to a bank, though the coal trucks in Kandarin may be a good solution for members without the required mining level for the Guild, since you can mine and store 120 coal in the trucks at the mine, then retrieve it from the trucks by Seers' Village. This allows players four and a quarter full loads of coal in one trip, or five and a quarter full loads if you carry one with you.