# Mithril pickaxe price

> Mithril pickaxe Grand Exchange price right now (475 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/mithril-pickaxe
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1273.

Examine: “Used for mining.”

## Price now

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

**Mithril pickaxe has held steady: within 8% of its 30-day average and last week's price.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 475 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 178–537 gp |
| 30-day average | 458 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -7.0% / +1.1% / -3.7% |
| Instant buy | 475 gp (2026-10-30 08:26 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 474 gp (2026-10-30 08:26 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 18,378 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 477 / 473 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 478 / 465 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 40 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 9 gp
- You receive: 466 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -8 gp
- Per buy limit: -320 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 780
- Low alch value: 520
- Profit per cast: 153 gp

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

## Mithril pickaxe price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 538 | 480 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 477 | 473 |

Range plotted: 179 to 550 gp, over 83 points.

## Mithril pickaxe price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 163 gp and the highest buy average 585 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 496 | 443 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 478 | 465 |

Range plotted: 44 to 585 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Mithril pickaxe worth in OSRS?

About 475 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 475 gp and the last instant sell 474 gp. Over the last 24 hours 18,378 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Mithril pickaxe?

40 every 4 hours.

### Is Mithril pickaxe worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 780 coins. Buying one at 475 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 153 gp profit per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Mithril pickaxe?

9 gp each at 475 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 466 gp.

Item id 1273. Prices update every five minutes.

## Related

- [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator)
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