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|members=No, except [[Dwarven army axe]], [[Dragon pickaxe]], [[Inferno adze]], [[Volatile pickaxe]] and [[Dungeoneering]] pickaxes [[zephyrium pickaxe|zephyrium]] and above.
|primary=Stab
|secondary=Crush
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'''Pickaxes''' (often abbreviated as '''picks''') are used to [[Mining|mine]] any type of [[ore]] in [[Gielinor]]. Pickaxes can either be held in the [[inventory]] or wielded; but, to wield a pickaxe, the wielder's [[Attack]] level must be high enough to wield the metal. Wielding the pickaxe provides extra space in the inventory. This is useful when mining for a profit, as one extra ore can be held.

== Maintenance ==
In the past, players would need to repair their pickaxe only if it had been damaged during the [[exploding rock]] [[random event]]. In this situation, players would have to visit [[Nurmof]] in the [[Dwarven Mine]] or [[Bob (smith)|Bob]] at the [[Bob's Brilliant Axes|Lumbridge axe shop]] to repair it for a small cost. Players also used to find their [[Pickaxe head]] flying off their [[Pickaxe handle|handle]], which they then needed to pick up and rejoin to the handle.

However, pickaxes no longer get damaged or lose their heads, due to the removal of the "exploding rock random event", as well as pickaxe heads flying off.

==Combat Styles==
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After completion of the [[Perils of Ice Mountain]] quest, players can [[Smithing|smith]] their own pickaxes, using 2 bars of the desired metal.
{|class="wikitable"
!Pickaxe
!Mining level
!Smithing level
!Shop price
![[Grand Exchange]] price
|-
|[[Bronze pickaxe]]
|1
|5
|Free at [[Bob's Axes|Bob]] in Lumbridge.
|{{GEPrice|Bronze pickaxe}}
|-
|[[Iron pickaxe]]
|1
|20
|140 coins at [[Nurmof]]
|{{GEPrice|Iron pickaxe}}
|-
|[[Dwarven army axe]]
|1
|N/A
|[[Moe the miner]] or [[Larry the Lumberjack]] will give you one for free
|N/A
|-
|[[Steel pickaxe]]
|6
|35
|500 coins at [[Nurmof]]
|{{GEPrice|Steel pickaxe}}
|-
|[[Mithril pickaxe]]
|21
|55
|1300 coins at [[Nurmof]]
|{{GEPrice|Mithril pickaxe}}
|-
|[[Adamant pickaxe]]
|31
|75
|3200 coins at [[Nurmof]]
|{{GEPrice|Adamant pickaxe}}
|-
|[[Rune pickaxe]]
|41
|90
|32,000 coins at [[Nurmof]]
|{{GEPrice|Rune pickaxe}}
|-
|
[[Dragon pickaxe]] (members only)
|61
|N/A
|Drop from [[Dwogre]]s, [[Chaos Dwarf]], and [[Chaos dwarf hand cannoneer]] in the [[Chaos Dwarf Battlefield]] after [[Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf]]
|{{GEPrice|Dragon pickaxe}}
|-
|[[Sacred clay pickaxe]] (members only)
|40
|N/A
|Bought from [[Stealing Creation]] for 20 Creation Points
|N/A
|-
|[[Inferno Adze]] (members only)
|41 (and 92 Firemaking)
|N/A
|Reward from [[All Fired Up (minigame)]]
|N/A
|}

==Stealing Creation pickaxes==
'''In minigame'''

* [[Pickaxe (class 1)]]
* [[Pickaxe (class 2)]]
* [[Pickaxe (class 3)]]
* [[Pickaxe (class 4)]]
* [[Pickaxe (class 5)]]

'''Rewards'''

* [[Volatile pickaxe]]
* [[Sacred clay pickaxe]]

==Dungeoneering pickaxes==
These pickaxes could only be obtained and used during [[Dungeoneering]].
*[[Novite pickaxe]]
*[[Bathus pickaxe]]
*[[Marmaros pickaxe]]
*[[Kratonite pickaxe]]
*[[Fractite pickaxe]]
*[[Zephyrium pickaxe]]
*[[Argonite pickaxe]]
*[[Katagon pickaxe]]
*[[Gorgonite pickaxe]]
*[[Promethium pickaxe]]
*[[Primal pickaxe]]

== Trivia ==
* In the early days of ''[[Runescape Classic]]'', there was only one type of pickaxe available, named simply '''Pickaxe'''. It looked like a [[Steel pickaxe]] and could not be equipped. When different types of pickaxes were released in May [[2003]], all pickaxes in the bank became the [[Bronze pickaxe]]s that are commonly found today.
*Upon the release of Dragon pickaxe, all the other pickaxes underwent an animation change, except the crush attack and mining animation, which the latter was already updated after release of HD. Still, mining and crushing action would use the new figures released.
*The [[Tzhaar tourist guide]] found in [[Varrock Palace]] Library references to an obsidian pickaxe.
*It is often believed that higher tier pickaxes in [[Daemonheim]] have a lower chance of accidently crushing ores while mining. This is yet to be confirmed.
*When attacking using a pickaxe (bronze to rune) with the stabbing style equipped, the player attacks using the blunt curve of the pickhead rather than hacking at the enemy. This is probably a glitch as most stabbing weapons, like swords, use this thrusting animation.
*There is no such thing as a Black pickaxe. However, there are Black hatchets.
*The Elite Dwarven Guard seems to be wielding pickaxes (tactical) and shields. However, this is not as surprising because the dwarves are very orientated around mining.

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