# Mining helmet price

> Mining helmet Grand Exchange price right now (268 gp), with buy and sell prices, 24h volume, our own price history, buy limit, high alch profit and the GE tax.

Canonical: https://osrsgrandexchange.com/items/mining-helmet
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 5014.

Examine: “A helmet with an unlit lamp on it.”

## Price now

Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC.

**Mining helmet is at its cheapest in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 268 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 280–4,730 gp |
| 30-day average | 1,209 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / -25.6% / -56.5% |
| Instant buy | 285 gp (2026-10-30 08:01 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 250 gp (2026-10-30 06:37 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 216 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 905 / 900 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 831 / 786 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 4 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 5 gp
- You receive: 280 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 30 gp
- Per buy limit: 120 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 360
- Low alch value: 240
- Profit per cast: -77 gp

Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff.

## Mining helmet price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 626 | – |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 905 | 900 |

Range plotted: 220 to 7,987 gp, over 83 points.

## Mining helmet price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 119 gp and the highest buy average 57,369 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 530 | 377 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 831 | 786 |

Range plotted: 119 to 57,369 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Mining helmet worth in OSRS?

About 268 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 285 gp and the last instant sell 250 gp. Over the last 24 hours 216 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Mining helmet?

4 every 4 hours.

### Is Mining helmet worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 360 coins. Buying one at 285 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 77 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Mining helmet?

5 gp each at 285 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 280 gp.

Item id 5014. Prices update every five minutes.

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