Motherlode Mine

You can select to mine in Motherlode Mine for a chance to receive Golden nugget and a vast array of ores, requiring 30. You cannot receive clue scrolls from mining here, and you cannot powermine here. The Varrock armour effect does not work here. The xp with all boosts before collecting 100 Golden nugget and 72 is roughly 44k XP per hour, whereas after unlocking the upper level, it is around 54k XP per hour.

To mine here, use /mine name:Motherlode mine.

Boosts

• Approx 20% faster mining for having 100 Golden nugget in your skilling CL + 72 72
• Falador elite diary provides slightly increased better ores
• Invisible 4 mining levels boost for Celestial ring or Celestial signet - Works from bank
• Pickaxe boost (see Mining page )
• Prospector outfit (see Mining page ) - MUST BE EQUIPPED IN SKILLING SETUP

Golden Nuggets

• Motherlode mine is the only place where you can obtain Golden nugget .
• They are given at a rate of 2.73% per Pay-dirt mined.
• Starting at 30, you can expect to receive 1-5 nuggets per 30 minute trip. At level 72, and unlocking the upper level, you can expect around 6-11 nuggets per trip. At 99 with all boosts, you can expect around 7-12 nuggets per trip.

Golden Nugget Shop

• You can use Golden nugget to purchase the Prospector's outfit through the /buy command.
• The outfit must be equipped in the skilling setup, and provides bonus xp on the return of mining trips.

Item	XP Boost	Nugget Cost
Prospector helmet	0.4%	40
Prospector jacket	0.8%	60
Prospector legs	0.6%	50
Prospector boots	0.2%	30
Complete set	2.5%	180

Other things you can purchase with Golden nugget are listed below.

Item	Uses	Nugget Cost
Bag full of gems	Can be opened to receive 40 random gems.	40
Coal bag	60% boost at blast furnace for bars that require Coal	100
Gem bag	None	100