How long does 99 Mining take on an Ironman?

Roughly 176 h with the methods on this page, including rough time to gather your own supplies. Faster methods exist if you push harder.

What is the best way to train Mining as an Ironman?

It changes with level: Power-mining iron ore from 15, then Iron ore in the Mining Guild from 60. The full table above shows every stage.

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Mining training for Ironmen

Mining supplies ore for Smithing and unlocks Motherlode Mine, Zalcano and gem rocks.

Time. Many Ironmen train it with Volcanic Mine or Motherlode for the extras.

Methods and XP rates from the OSRS Wiki's Ironman and training guides, October 2026. Times are our estimates.

1 to 50

2 h

1 to 70

12 h

1 to 80

28 h

1 to 90

73 h

1 to 99

176 h

Methods by level

Levels	Method	XP/hr	Time for this stretch	Needs
1–15	Copper and tin oreEstimate; wiki gives no rate. Plague City alone reaches 15.	~10,000	15 min	—
15–60	Power-mining iron oreWiki 45k-55k without tick manipulation.	~50,000	5.5 h	—
60–99	Iron ore in the Mining GuildWiki 70k-80k; 3-tick granite is faster but intense.	~75,000	170 h	—

XP rates are typical, not maximum. Our time column scales skills where you gather your own supplies (Prayer, Herblore, Cooking, Construction, Smithing, Fletching, Crafting) to include that gathering.

What Mining levels unlock

Plan it for your account

Look yourself up and use Goal mode: it shows the levels a target needs and roughly how long each takes from your real XP.

Questions

How long does 99 Mining take on an Ironman?: Roughly 176 h with the methods on this page, including rough time to gather your own supplies. Faster methods exist if you push harder.
What is the best way to train Mining as an Ironman?: It changes with level: Power-mining iron ore from 15, then Iron ore in the Mining Guild from 60. The full table above shows every stage.