How to obtain

Obtained by mining

• Requires level 25 mining
• Gives 37 mining experience

As regular obtain from

• Coal mine

By creature drop

• Golgol the Granite Golem ( 2 5500)
• Feral reindeer ( 9 11)
• Evil snowman ( 17 18)
• Rogue ( 18 19)
• Scrooge ( 21 22)
• Grinch ( 26 25)
• Polar bear ( 30 31)
• Giant polar bear ( 38 39)
• Headless gaman ( 41 47)
• Steel scaled gaman ( 52 51)
• Grumpyclaus ( 60 58)
• Ore eater ( 70 64)

From container

• Red gift
• Blue gift
• Pirate chest

Used for

Ores are the main resource of the smithing skill. They can be smelted into bars, which in turn can be smithed into various items. Read more about mining and smithing here.