Just thought about it. The golden mining set that costs 25k stardust which takes a long time to get grants 5% more xp in smithing, sounds good so far. What's so ridiculous is that the goldsmith gauntlets which you can purchase for 159 coins from the clothes shop at rimmington gives the same amount of xp too!?

So what's the actual suggested change? You did post this into the suggestion section.

Giving it a high chance (maybe 50%) chance to consume the ores you mine to give full smelting experience (maybe even extra? Like 150%) would make it very attractive and very useful outfit to get.
1 ore = 1 bar, so as you mine you'd get xp for smelting 2 bars. Coals smelt into steel and uncuts from gem stones give crafting XP when consumed.

Edit. That's a full set effect

This gathered quite a few likes in another thread a while back. Some similar effect would be nice I suppose.

Instead of consuming the ores the full outfit effect could have a chance that mined ores turn to bars as you mine them. Proccing would grant you full smelting XP.

Golden mining set gives an additional 5% experience in Smithing and Mining.
Goldsmith gauntles only gives an additional 5% experience in Smithing while smelting a bar, so not when you are smithing it.

Golden mining set gives an additional 5% experience in Smithing and Mining.
Goldsmith gauntles only gives an additional 5% experience in Smithing while smelting a bar, so not when you are smithing it.

Blast fusion hammer gives 10% while smithing and is very cheap compared to the Mining Set, any thoughts on that?