is this a mining bug?

[Grims Barian]

i was mining reagents the other day and realised i was getting no skill gains for the mining skill.

i would have thought it would triggered the skill gain system.

but just wanted to check

[Halikar|Quinn]

When you get up above 80 in skill, gains get harder to get. I have mined reagents and gotten gains, but the checks are more difficult at that point no matter what you are mining. Smelting ore has a better chance of gains than mining it, so that might be part of why it seems like you aren't getting any mining reagents.

[Grims Barian]

thanks HAL

indeed i tried smelting today and got better gains thanks, just thought i would ask