Powermining granite and sandstone!

[Jorgen]

Tip.It Staff note: Jagex has updated this mining area, so you *do* now need waterskins to mine there. Be sure to bring supplies!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Powermining granite and sandstone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

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  [*:3jt21aol]1. Why this guide?
   
   
   
  [*:3jt21aol]2. What do I need?
   
   
   
  [*:3jt21aol]3. Where can I do powermining?
   
   
   
  [*:3jt21aol]4. Pictures/Maps.
   
   
   
  [*:3jt21aol]5. Frequently Asked Questions.

1. Why this guide?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I found a great method how to get faster experience with powermining. The place is pretty unknown, but i thought you might wanna raise mining fast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. What do I need?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First go to Shantay Pass. Be sure you have:

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  [*:3jt21aol]Pickaxe
   
   
   
  [*:3jt21aol]235 coins ( 75 gp if you wear ring of charos (U), thanks to Snaparrow for the info )
   
   
   
  [*:3jt21aol]1 waterskin (1-4)
   
   
   
  [*:3jt21aol]At least 35 mining. If you do have 45, it's a lot better experience.

Buy a shantay pass for 5 coins. Also buy a waterskin from Shantay, which costs 30 coins. Now go through the gate and head to magic carpet place which is just west. Talk to the magic carpet transporter and fly to Bedabin camp. While flying with magic carpet, don't wear anything in your weapon slot, it is because of safety.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Where can I do powermining?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can do it in a quarry which is located at the desert, south to bandit camp. There are a lot of rocks so it's easy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Pictures/Maps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to get there.

 

 

 

Red line - What distance you have to walk.

 

 

 

Black line - What distance you fly with magic carpet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where to stand if you want to mine sandstone and granite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where to stand if you want to mine sandstone and granite( Map variant ):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where to stand when mining granite only:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where to stand when mining granite only ( Map variant ):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Frequently Asked Questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: What am I supposed to do with my granite/sandstone?

 

 

 

A: To get the best experience, drop them after your inventory is full.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: How come it is in desert and I don't need waterskins?

 

 

 

A: You do need 1 waterskin while going to Quarry, just drop it there and the heat won't hit you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: How fast is the experience per hour?

 

 

 

A: It depends on what kg sandstone/granite you mine most. there are 500g, 1KG, 2KG, 5KG and 10KG sandstone/granite pieces. Read more about the experience here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: What should I wear?

 

 

 

A: You need a pickaxe for sure, take a games necklace/charge glory amulet or a ring of dueling if you want to get out of there fast. You can wear anything you want basically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q:What's the difference between granite and sandstone?

 

 

 

A: To mine sandstone, you need 35 mining, but granite requires 45. So granite is a lot better. But if you are 45-55 mining, I recommend you mining sandstone and granite together. Over 55 mining, only mine granite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: There are some kind of (500g), (2Kg) signs after granite and sandstone blocks, what are these?

 

 

 

A: This shows how many kilograms one block weights. The more it weights, the more you get mining experience.

[happy123]

Very nice guide dude =D>

 

 

 

Ive always wondered about powermining granite

[Jorgen]

Powermining granite and sandstone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

• 
   
   
   
  [*:2pzoh8f1]1. Why this guide?
   
   
   
  [*:2pzoh8f1]2. What do I need?
   
   
   
  [*:2pzoh8f1]3. Where can I do powermining?
   
   
   
  [*:2pzoh8f1]4. Pictures/Maps.
   
   
   
  [*:2pzoh8f1]5. Frequently Asked Questions.

1. Why this guide?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I found a great method how to get faster experience with powermining. The place is pretty unknown, but i thought you might wanna raise mining fast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. What do I need?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First go to Shantay Pass. Be sure you have:

• 
   
   
   
  [*:2pzoh8f1]Pickaxe
   
   
   
  [*:2pzoh8f1]235 coins ( 75 gp if you wear ring of charos (U), thanks to Snaparrow for the info )
   
   
   
  [*:2pzoh8f1]1 waterskin (1-4)
   
   
   
  [*:2pzoh8f1]At least 35 mining. If you do have 45, it's a lot better experience.

Buy a shantay pass for 5 coins. Also buy a waterskin from Shantay, which costs 30 coins. Now go through the gate and head to magic carpet place which is just west. Talk to the magic carpet transporter and fly to Bedabin camp. While flying with magic carpet, don't wear anything in your weapon slot, it is because of safety.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Where can I do powermining?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can do it in a quarry which is located at the desert, south to bandit camp. There are a lot of rocks so it's easy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Pictures/Maps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to get there.

 

 

 

Red line - What distance you have to walk.

 

 

 

Black line - What distance you fly with magic carpet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where to stand if you want to mine sandstone and granite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where to stand if you want to mine sandstone and granite( Map variant ):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where to stand when mining granite only:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where to stand when mining granite only ( Map variant ):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Frequently Asked Questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: What am I supposed to do with my granite/sandstone?

 

 

 

A: To get the best experience, drop them after your inventory is full.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: How come it is in desert and I don't need waterskins?

 

 

 

A: You do need 1 waterskin while going to Quarry, just drop it there and the heat won't hit you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: How fast is the experience per hour?

 

 

 

A: It depends on what kg sandstone/granite you mine most. there are 500g, 1KG, 2KG, 5KG and 10KG sandstone/granite pieces. Read more about the experience here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: What should I wear?

 

 

 

A: You need a pickaxe for sure, take a games necklace/charge glory amulet or a ring of dueling if you want to get out of there fast. You can wear anything you want basically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q:What's the difference between granite and sandstone?

 

 

 

A: To mine sandstone, you need 35 mining, but granite requires 45. So granite is a lot better. But if you are 45-55 mining, I recommend you mining sandstone and granite together. Over 55 mining, only mine granite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: There are some kind of (500g), (2Kg) signs after granite and sandstone blocks, what are these?

 

 

 

A: This shows how many kilograms one block weights. The more it weights, the more you get mining experience.

[dude_of_war4]

so u mine the granite/ sandstone then drop it or kep it? please add into guide how you exaclty powermine

[Jorgen]

so u mine the granite/ sandstone then drop it or kep it? please add into guide how you exaclty powermine

 

 

 

Logical that you drop it I think?

[DeadPolkaDots1]

It enlightens the method of mining Sandstone/Granite but it doesn't really go all that in depth. You could reccomend dropping the ore as soon as you extract it or dropping an invent of it. And also, wearing the Ring of Charos (a) reduces the transport fees from 200gp to 100gp, it can be reduced again by completing the Ali Morrisane mini quest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other than that, it's a good guide, good luck getting into the AOW. :)

[dude_of_war4]

jorgen it wasnt terribly logical to me....and many other bozo's out there

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dead the ROC(a) doesnt reduce price to 100 its if you do rogues trader price goes down to 100gp from 200gp ROC(a) reduces it to 75gp

[jessy87]

wear the camulet and a duel ring with your pickaxe, it teles you close to the mining site and to a bank.

[chaoticpsycho]

for some reason, granite and sandstone mine rather quickly, esp compared to gold, the ore 1 down from granite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it mines somewhere between as fast as iron and coal do at my level (67)

 

 

 

plus it respawns as fast as iron does. granite is definitely the best ore to powermine on if you weren't planning on keeping your ores.

 

 

 

(for those who do... iron, ardy warp, bank, mine south of legends, repeat.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thanks for writing this guide, if you haden't i'd spend up almost 2x the time trying to powermine iron.

[Jorgen]

jorgen it wasnt terribly logical to me....and many other bozo's out there

 

 

 

Felt a bit shamed after I said it, seems rude. Oh well, added it.

[Freesia]

Even at mining 88 i still find powermining granite rather slow. I don't 1 hit them all the time and is definitely not the best ore to powermine for fastest experience at 35/45 mining

[Genome]

I tried this from 54-60 and it was incredibly boring but once you focus on it you can earn about 30k xp an hour

[Borschwicz]

This is very well written, but I dont think we need a guide for powermining. All you do is mine, then drop, no need for a guide.

[Jorgen]

This is very well written, but I dont think we need a guide for powermining. All you do is mine, then drop, no need for a guide.

 

 

 

Somebody even asked what should they do with the granite, so I think a lot of people get answers and a good guide. A lot of people don't even know that spot.

[Umega]

I had a go at granite mining, but dropping all the rocks was incredibly annoying. I can't be bothered to do it again. Nice simple guide though. :wink:

[xxtigurxx]

Great guide. I've been there myself from 81-83 mining at the moment. The EXP isnt bad. I get anywhere from 30k- 42k an hour. Depending how concentrated I am.

[Jorgen]

I had a go at granite mining, but dropping all the rocks was incredibly annoying. I can't be bothered to do it again. Nice simple guide though. :wink:

 

 

 

When I made the guide, it was same. No patience for mining -.-.

[topide]

Great guide ^_^, I should try this.

[confused]

How much xp an hour would I get at 75 mining? I know it varies but can you give a rough answer? :P

[Jorgen]

How much xp an hour would I get at 75 mining? I know it varies but can you give a rough answer? :P

 

 

 

25-45 :$?

[yugun]

add ur mining lvl and how much mining u get /hour doing each of the rocks! plz!

[kemikalkadet]

There was a hidden update about 4 months ago that meant you now need waterskins while in the quarry. this makes it amazing ly annoying as you have to refil your waterskin every inv or so. luckily i got 85 mining about a week before this update.

[walka92]

you now need waterskin in quarry or u get hurt by heat. add that or ppl may die

[mega_vegeta6]

power mining there isnt as great with that hidden update.

 

Jagex wants us to play the hard way and not easy ride, thats why you also need to drop 1 at a time.

[Owned_Nex]

so u mine the granite/ sandstone then drop it or kep it? please add into guide how you exaclty powermine

 

Logical that you drop it I think?

 

Agree with Jorgen...why exactly would you run to bank jsut to bank useless stone ??