Gold bar

Gold bar is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 180 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Gold bar is to buy it: Drogo's Mining Emporium in Asgarnia sells it for 300 coins.

“It's a bar of gold. Used in Crafting (5).”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 180 gp

Updated 9 October 2026. Sources from the RuneScape Wiki's drop, shop and recipe data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Item sprite © Jagex.

Ironman verdict

Only one monster drops it: Minotaur (level 12), at 3/128 (about one every 43 kills). You can also make it yourself: it takes 40 Smithing and gives 7 Smithing XP, using Gold ore. There is one other recipe below. Other sources include Thalassus, Reinforced Chest (East Ardougne) and Giant golden chinchompa. Making ten takes 10 × Gold ore and gives 70 Smithing XP. Reaching level 40 Smithing takes 37,224 XP in total; the Smithing calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Smithing guide has the Ironman training route. 53 recipes use Gold bar, including Alchemical onyx necklace, Alchemical onyx ring and Cannon ball (Between a Rock...). Gold bar is available on free-to-play worlds too. It is tradeable on normal accounts, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade for it, so the sources on this page are the whole list. High Alchemy turns one into 180 coins, which is 120 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.