Mining is and has always been a good money-making skill. The reason why is because many Runescape players use the art of smithing. The usage of smithing requires ores that players can only obtain through the mining process. Most players will forge equipments from the bars that they refined in order to resell to either other players or a shop for income. That’s why even though coals are easy to get, they are still worth a lot of cash. Other ores, such as silver, mithril, and addy, are also worth a decent amount of cash. The best place for obtaining coal is in the mining guild. However, if your mining level is under 60, then you may want to consider mining coal either in the Dwarven Mine or at any other spots that you feel most pleases you. If you have access to the mining guild (a minimum requirement mining level of 60 to get in), then you could earn up to 300 coals (around 37k) per hour. Mining is usually the standard route of investments that most new f2p players will take.

1.1.1. Ores

1.1.2. Recommended Mining Areas

1.1.3. Forging Bars

Smelting ores into bars at a furnace is alsoa great way to make that first salary.
What forging means is that instead of selling 2 coals and 1 iron for an estimated price of around 400gps, you can refine them together at a furnace to make a steel bar, which may sell for a whopping 500-700gps. Steel bars are the best interest for most people when it comes to making money out of forging because most other bars aren’t used in smithing as much or they just don’t provide the experience for people. Silver bars are also a good way to lean as some crafters will buy them for a good amount of cash. Most fellow players of Runescape that use the art of forging can make about 75k per hour.

1.1.4. Bars