Gold bar

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Gold bar
Release																				4 January 2001 (Update)
Members																				No
Quest item																				No
Properties
Tradeable																				Yes
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				Yes
Noteable																				Yes
Destroy																				Drop
Examine																				It's a bar of gold. Used in Crafting (5).
Values
Value																				300 coins
High alch																				180 coins
Low alch																				120 coins
On death																				Reclaimable Value: 2,323 Reclaim: 100
Weight																				1.814 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange																				2,323 coins (info)
Buy limit																				10,000
Volume																				335,610
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Advanced data
Item ID																				2357
Links																				MRID • recipe

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A gold bar is a bar of refined gold created through the Smithing skill at level 40 by using a gold ore with a furnace, or by casting the Superheat Item spell on gold ore, granting 7 Smithing experience per bar which fills a plain smelting urn or better.

Unlike other metal bars, gold bars cannot be made into weapons or armour. Instead, their primary use is to create jewellery with the Crafting skill. To craft gold bars into jewellery, players must use a gold bar on a furnace with a proper mould in their inventory or on their tool belt. If players wish to craft jewellery with gems inset, they will need cut gems in their inventory before crafting the jewellery.

Apart from jewellery, gold bars can be used to create gold helmets, which are used in the Between a Rock... quest to access Dondakan's mine, and gold bowls which are used in the Legends' Quest.

A gold bar spawn can be found in the Varrock West Bank vault, obtainable only with the Telekinetic Grab spell. One is rewarded from completion of the Goblin Diplomacy quest, one from completion of the Carnillean Rising quest, and two from completion of Waterfall Quest.

Gold bars can be stored in the metal bank.

Smithing

Gold bar
Smithing level	40
Used with	Furnace
Experience (per bar)
Smithing	N/A
Equipment	N/A
Experience (per ore)
Smelting	7
Equipment	0.546

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FurnaceSuperheat Item

Requirements
Members			No
Ticks			4 (2.4s)
Skill			Level	Experience
Smithing			40 (b?)	7
Other requirements
Must be performed at a furnace
Material			Quantity	Cost
	Gold ore		1	1,016
Total cost				1,016
Output			Quantity	Cost
	Gold bar		1	2,323
Profit				1,307

Requirements
Members			No
Ticks			? (edit)
Skill			Level	Experience
Smithing			40 (b?)	7
Magic			43 (b?)	53
Other requirements
Created using the Superheat Item spell
Material			Quantity	Cost
	Gold ore		1	1,016
	Nature rune		1	491
	Fire rune		4	312
Total cost				1,819
Output			Quantity	Cost
	Gold bar		1	2,323
Profit				504

Cost analysis

A single gold ore is worth 1016 coins, while a gold bar is worth 2323 coins. Thus, buying a gold ore and smelting it into a gold bar, then selling it, results in a profit of 1,307 coins.

It yields more experience and is generally more profitable to add a gem to create jewellery. A gold bar by itself can make the following:

Item	GE value	Profit (ore)	Profit (bar)
Gold ring	649	−367	−1,674
Gold necklace	815	−201	−1,508
Gold bracelet	758	−258	−1,565
Gold amulet	1,508	492	−815

Notes

• A gold bracelet can be sold to Grum's Gold Exchange in Port Sarim for 165 coins each.
• A Rogue can be found in Varrock which will purchase noted and un-noted golden jewellery from players, after completing the quest Summer's End. To find him, players must enter the Spirit Realm using Jennica's ring via the portal located in the Rogues' Castle courtyard and close the prison doors there; this will open them in the "real" world, allowing the players to access him later in Varrock.

Products

This is an auto-generated list (update now), and shows the first 100 items alphabetically. For all items, click here.

Product		Members	Using	Skills	Experience	Materials	GE price	Profit
	1 × Alchemical onyx necklace		Necklace mould(tb), Furnace	91	4,115	1 × Gold bar 1 × Alchemical onyx	79,355,407	12,593,578
	1 × Alchemical onyx ring		Ring mould(tb), Furnace	91	4,115	1 × Gold bar 1 × Alchemical onyx	79,006,106	12,244,277
	1 × Cannon ball (Between a Rock...)		Ammo mould(tb), Furnace	35	37.5	1 × Gold bar	N/A	N/A
	1 × Diamond amulet (unstrung)		Amulet mould(tb), Furnace	70	100	1 × Gold bar 1 × Diamond	3,354	419
	1 × Diamond bracelet		Bracelet mould(tb), Furnace	58	95	1 × Gold bar 1 × Diamond	4,377	1,442
	1 × Diamond necklace		Necklace mould(tb), Furnace	56	90	1 × Gold bar 1 × Diamond	4,396	1,461
	1 × Diamond ring		Ring mould(tb), Furnace	43	85	1 × Gold bar 1 × Diamond	3,300	365
	1 × Dragonstone amulet (unstrung)		Amulet mould(tb), Furnace	80	150	1 × Gold bar 1 × Dragonstone	8,046	1,849
	1 × Dragonstone bracelet		Bracelet mould(tb), Furnace	74	110	1 × Gold bar 1 × Dragonstone	9,564	3,367
	1 × Dragonstone necklace		Necklace mould(tb), Furnace	72	105	1 × Gold bar 1 × Dragonstone	10,467	4,270
	1 × Dragonstone ring		Ring mould(tb), Furnace	55	100	1 × Gold bar 1 × Dragonstone	8,435	2,238
	1 × Emerald amulet (unstrung)		Amulet mould(tb), Furnace	31	70	1 × Gold bar 1 × Emerald	4,124	1,044
	1 × Emerald bracelet		Bracelet mould(tb), Furnace	30	65	1 × Gold bar 1 × Emerald	2,561	−519
	1 × Emerald necklace		Necklace mould(tb), Furnace	29	60	1 × Gold bar 1 × Emerald	5,048	1,968
	1 × Emerald ring		Ring mould(tb), Furnace	27	55	1 × Gold bar 1 × Emerald	4,833	1,753
	1 × Enchanted bar		Zooknock	None	None	1 × Gold bar 1 × Monkey dentures 1 × Monkeyspeak amulet mould	N/A	N/A
	1 × Gold amulet (unstrung)		Amulet mould(tb), Furnace	8	30	1 × Gold bar	566	−1,757
	1 × Gold bowl		Hammer(tb), Sketch, Anvil	50	?	2 × Gold bar	N/A	N/A
	1 × Gold bracelet		Bracelet mould(tb), Furnace	7	25	1 × Gold bar	758	−1,565
	1 × Gold candlesticks		Hammer(tb), Saw(tb), Lamp space	57	46	6 × Gold bar 6 × White candle	N/A	N/A
	1 × Gold helmet		Hammer(tb), Anvil	50	30	3 × Gold bar	N/A	N/A
	1 × Gold necklace		Necklace mould(tb), Furnace	6	20	1 × Gold bar	815	−1,508
	1 × Gold ring		Ring mould(tb), Furnace	5	15	1 × Gold bar	649	−1,674
	1 × Grounded masterwork staff base		Hammer(tb), Anvil	90	1	2 × Gold bar 1 × Volatile runic brick 4 × Crystalline essence	N/A	N/A
	1 × Hydrix amulet (unstrung)		Amulet mould(tb), Furnace	99	180	1 × Gold bar 1 × Hydrix	39,969,595	−15,541,499
	1 × Hydrix bracelet		Bracelet mould(tb), Furnace	94	140	1 × Gold bar 1 × Hydrix	47,379,576	−8,131,518
	1 × Hydrix necklace		Necklace mould(tb), Furnace	90	135	1 × Gold bar 1 × Hydrix	65,678,501	10,167,407
	1 × Hydrix ring		Ring mould(tb), Furnace	79	130	1 × Gold bar 1 × Hydrix	64,270,364	8,759,270
	1 × Masterwork bow grip support		Hammer(tb), Anvil, Forge	99	10	1 × Glorious bar 2 × Gold bar	N/A	N/A
	1 × Masterwork bow limb support		Hammer(tb), Anvil, Forge	99	10	1 × Glorious bar 2 × Gold bar	N/A	N/A
	1 × Masterwork bowstring groove		Hammer(tb), Anvil	99	10	1 × Glorious bar 2 × Gold bar	N/A	N/A
	1 × Masterwork cross guard centre piece		Anvil	110	10	2 × Gold bar 1 × Primed glorious bar 1 × Faceted chaos-infused moonstone	N/A	N/A
	1 × Masterwork focus bracket		Hammer(tb), Anvil	90	1	2 × Gold bar 1 × Glorious bar	N/A	N/A
	1 × Masterwork sword pommel		Anvil	110	10	2 × Gold bar 1 × Primed glorious bar	N/A	N/A
	1 × Masterwork sword quillon		Anvil	110	10	2 × Gold bar 1 × Primed glorious bar	N/A	N/A
	1 × Onyx amulet (unstrung)		Amulet mould(tb), Furnace	90	165	1 × Gold bar 1 × Onyx	N/A	N/A
	1 × Onyx bracelet		Bracelet mould(tb), Furnace	84	125	1 × Gold bar 1 × Onyx	501,144	−540,061
	1 × Onyx necklace		Necklace mould(tb), Furnace	82	120	1 × Gold bar 1 × Onyx	398,892	−642,313
	1 × Onyx ring		Ring mould(tb), Furnace	72	115	1 × Gold bar 1 × Onyx	1,059,528	18,323
	1 × Pre-nature amulet		N/A	31	74	1 × Gold bar 1 × Emerald 1 × Magic string	3,300	−7,331
	1 × Ragged gold key		Key mould, Furnace (Elemental Workshop)	?	?	1 × Gold bar	N/A	N/A
	1 × Ring of slaying		Ring mould(tb), Furnace	75	15	1 × Enchanted gem 1 × Gold bar	N/A	N/A
	1 × Ruby amulet (unstrung)		Amulet mould(tb), Furnace	50	85	1 × Gold bar 1 × Ruby	3,518	836
	1 × Ruby bracelet		Bracelet mould(tb), Furnace	42	80	1 × Gold bar 1 × Ruby	3,070	388
	1 × Ruby necklace		Necklace mould(tb), Furnace	40	75	1 × Gold bar 1 × Ruby	4,348	1,666
	1 × Ruby ring		Ring mould(tb), Furnace	34	70	1 × Gold bar 1 × Ruby	3,293	611
	1 × Sapphire amulet (unstrung)		Amulet mould(tb), Furnace	24	65	1 × Gold bar 1 × Sapphire	777	−1,896
	1 × Sapphire bracelet		Bracelet mould(tb), Furnace	23	60	1 × Gold bar 1 × Sapphire	2,343	−330
	1 × Sapphire necklace		Necklace mould(tb), Furnace	22	55	1 × Gold bar 1 × Sapphire	4,078	1,405
	1 × Sapphire ring		Ring mould(tb), Furnace	20	40	1 × Gold bar 1 × Sapphire	1,604	−1,069
	1 × Unwrapped masterwork bow grip		Hammer(tb), Anvil, Forge	99	10	1 × Glorious bar 2 × Gold bar	N/A	N/A
	1 × Unwrapped masterwork sword grip		Anvil	110	10	2 × Gold bar 1 × Primed glorious bar	N/A	N/A

Item sources

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Thalassus	N/A	1	Unknown

Shop locations

Seller	Location	Number in stock	Price sold at	Price bought at	Members
Drogo's Mining Emporium	Dwarven mines	0	300	90

Spawns

• Downstairs inside the Varrock west bank (requires Telekinetic Grab)

Money making guide

The following money making guides are available for Gold bar:

Method	Hourly profit	Skills	Other requirements
Smelting gold bars (Members)	2,554,702	40  91  recommended for Superheat Form 102  recommended and 99  recommended for the Orthen furnace core	Medium Varrock achievements recommended  Hard New Varrock achievements recommended  Family Crest recommended for smelting gauntlets  Plague's End recommended for crystal hammer  The Light Within recommended for Superheat Form
Smelting gold bars (Free-to-play)	1,891,500	40	None

Disassembly

Gold bar
Disassembly category	Planks, bars, and leather
Disassembly XP	1.2
Item quantity required	1
Material count	2
Base junk chance	?  56.0% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 56.0% 1 34 55.5 2 49 54.4 3 64 53.2 4 69 52.1 5 78 51.0 6 83 49.3 7 91 48.2 8 95 46.5 9 105 44.9
Common materials
Simple parts	75/100
Crafted parts	25/100

Price history

For a long time, gold bars had a low price (usually at around 90 coins, lower than even the bronze bar) due to Goldsmith gauntlets (historical), which greatly boosted the experience gained from smelting gold ore. In addition to that, Perfect juju mining potions used to automatically smelt and bank ores, which allowed miners to get hundreds of gold bars per hour without having to bank.

With the release of Invention, the price of bars increased to 400 coins due to being a readily available source for Simple and Crafted parts. The price increased even further due to the Mining and Smithing rework, which turned the gauntlets into Smelting gauntlets and changed the effect of Juju mining potions to no longer automatically smelt bars. The latest spike in price came with Archaeology due to the popularity with banking materials with Sign of the porter which requires various gold jewellery, pushing gold bars above 1000 coins each.

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

• patch 25 February 2009 (Update):
  • Quick Chat options were missing silver and gold bars in the Smithing section, this has been rectified.

• update 23 January 2001 (Update):
  • Likely some of the first Gold bars were actually obtained, as part of the Bank vault robbery.

• update 4 January 2001 (Update):
  • Added to game.