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 .
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 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 |
---|---|---|
![]() | 0.4% | 40 |
![]() | 0.8% | 60 |
![]() | 0.6% | 50 |
![]() | 0.2% | 30 |
Complete set | 2.5% | 180 |
Other things you can purchase with
Golden nugget
are listed below.
Item | Uses | Nugget Cost |
---|---|---|
![]() | Can be opened to receive 40 random gems. | 40 |
![]() | 60% boost at blast furnace for bars that require
![]() | 100 |
![]() | None | 100 |