Iron ore

This needs refining. Iron ore is a free-to-play item in the Ores & Bars market, used in Smithing and crafting metal equipment.

Iron ore trades for 83 gp, making it one of the cheapest items on the GE. The buy-sell spread is 1 gp (1.2%), which indicates a tight spread common in actively traded items.

Iron ore is one of the most heavily traded items on the Grand Exchange with 12,515 trades recorded recently. With a buy limit of 13,000 every 4 hours, you can trade in large quantities per session.

Iron ore currently has a negative margin of -1 gp after tax, meaning instant flips would result in a loss at these prices. Margins fluctuate throughout the day — check back later or set a price alert to be notified when the margin turns positive. The price has risen 1.2% in the last hour, indicating upward buying pressure.

Iron ore has a high alchemy value of 10 gp, but at the current buy price it is not profitable to alch.

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