Mining ore tiers from copper at level 1 to runite at 85, fishing spots and the tools each needs, woodcutting tree tiers, and Farming patches. Drop-on-the-spot power training is faster XP than banking for every gathering skill.
Mining, Fishing and Woodcutting collect the raw materials every other skill uses: ores for Smithing, fish for Cooking, logs for Fletching and Firemaking. Farming and Thieving have their own pages. XP on this page is base XP, before your game mode's rate is applied (see Game Modes).
Click a rock with a pickaxe in your inventory or wielded. A better pickaxe only makes you mine faster; it does not change your chance of getting ore. Rocks empty when mined and refill after a while.
| Rock | Level | XP |
|---|---|---|
| Rune essence | 1 | 5 (pure essence from Mining 30) |
| Clay | 1 | 5 |
| Copper / tin | 1 | 18 |
| Blurite | 10 | 20 |
| Iron | 15 | 35 |
| Silver | 20 | 40 |
| Coal | 30 | 50 |
| Sandstone | 35 | 60 |
| Gold | 40 | 65 |
| Gem rock | 40 | 65 |
| Granite | 45 | 75 |
| Mithril | 55 | 80 |
| Adamantite | 70 | 95 |
| Runite | 85 | 125 |
| Pickaxe | Level to use | Ticks between attempts |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1 | 8 |
| Iron | 1 | 7 |
| Steel | 6 | 6 |
| Mithril | 21 | 5 |
| Adamant | 31 | 4 |
| Rune | 41 | 3 |
| Dragon | 61 | 3, and about 1 attempt in 6 is quicker still |
| Infernal | 61 | 3, and smelts about 1 ore in 3 as you mine it |
Any rock you mine can give an uncut gem instead: about 1 in 256, or about 1 in 86 while you wear a charged amulet of glory. Rune essence is mined through Aubury in Varrock (see Runecrafting).
| Activity | Mining level | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Motherlode Mine | 30 (upper level 72) | Mine pay-dirt for 60 XP each, wash it for ores and golden nuggets. Spend nuggets with Prospector Percy on the Prospector outfit, a coal bag (100) or a gem bag (100). |
| Shooting Stars | 10 per star size | A star lands about every 90 minutes at one of 26 sites. Mine it for 32 XP per stardust and spend stardust at the star dwarf's shop on soft clay and uncut gems. |
| Zalcano | None | A skilling boss fought with Mining, Smithing and Runecrafting. |
Click a tree with an axe in your inventory or wielded. As with pickaxes, the axe only sets how often you swing; your Woodcutting level sets the chance that each swing gets a log.
| Tree | Level | XP per log |
|---|---|---|
| Normal tree | 1 | 25 |
| Oak | 15 | 38 |
| Willow | 30 | 68 |
| Maple | 45 | 100 |
| Yew | 60 | 175 |
| Magic | 75 | 250 |
| Axe | Level to use | Ticks between swings |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1 | 8 |
| Iron | 1 | 7 |
| Steel | 6 | 6 |
| Black | 6 | 5 |
| Mithril | 21 | 5 |
| Adamant | 31 | 4 |
| Rune | 41 | 3 |
| 3rd age | 41 | 3 |
| Dragon | 61 | 3 |
| Infernal | 61 | 3, and burns about 1 log in 3 as you cut it |
Bird's nests fall about once every 257 logs. A nest holds seeds about 55% of the time, nothing 30%, a ring 12%, and each of the three bird's eggs 1%. Seed nests are where most tree seeds for Farming come from.
Woodcutting Guild (Hosidius, 60 Woodcutting to enter, boosts work): teleport from the Skilling tab of the teleport menu. Inside, you chop with an invisible +7 Woodcutting. It has oaks, willows, maples, 17 yews, 8 magic trees, a bank chest, deposit boxes and Perry's Chop-chop Shop for axes.
Redwood trees (90 Woodcutting, 380 XP a log) grow up on the guild's platforms - climb the rope ladders and the carved redwood to reach them.
Click a fishing spot with the right tool, and bait or feathers where needed. Each spot offers two methods, so right-click to choose.
| Fish | Level | XP | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp | 1 | 10 | Small net |
| Sardine | 5 | 20 | Bait (fishing rod and bait) |
| Herring | 10 | 30 | Bait |
| Anchovies | 15 | 40 | Small net |
| Mackerel | 16 | 20 | Big net |
| Trout | 20 | 50 | Fly fishing (fly rod and feathers) |
| Cod | 23 | 45 | Big net |
| Pike | 25 | 60 | Bait |
| Salmon | 30 | 70 | Fly fishing |
| Tuna | 35 | 80 | Harpoon |
| Lobster | 40 | 90 | Lobster pot |
| Bass | 46 | 100 | Big net |
| Swordfish | 50 | 100 | Harpoon |
| Monkfish | 62 | 120 | Small net |
| Shark | 76 | 110 | Harpoon |
A dragon harpoon works anywhere a harpoon does. Sharks are slow at first: about a 35% catch chance at 76, rising to 75% at 99. Karambwan, anglerfish, dark crabs and manta rays cannot be fished.
For group Fishing, Tempoross opens at Fishing 35. The Fishing Trawler is covered on the Minigames page.
Each gathering skill has a four-piece outfit that adds 2% XP per piece in that skill, 8% for the full set. Buy them with skilling points at the Skilling Point Shop. They cannot be traded.
| Outfit | Skill | Pieces and prices | Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospector | Mining | Helmet 200, jacket 275, legs 250, boots 175 | 900 |
| Lumberjack | Woodcutting | Hat 200, top 275, legs 250, boots 175 | 900 |
| Angler | Fishing | Hat 200, top 275, waders 250, boots 175 | 900 |
The Prospector outfit can also be bought with golden nuggets from Prospector Percy at the Motherlode Mine: helmet 40, jacket 60, legs 50 and boots 30.