Motherlode Mine

The Motherlode Mine was a mining area added to Old School RuneScape on 24 April 2014. It is located in the Dwarven Mine, discovered by Prospector Percy. Players can enter the caverns from the southern portion of the Dwarven Mine under Falador and Ice Mountain.

There are no quest requirements necessary to enter this area. However players must have at least level 30 mining to mine here.

Mining
Players can mine the ore veins within the mine. Players will collect pay-dirt which can be mined for 60 experience each. Players get an average of five pay-dirts per vein, but a minimum of one and a maximum of ten may be mined. A Mining level of at least 30 is required to mine the ore veins.

Cleaning
When finished mining, players can clean the pay-dirt by depositing it into hopper at the water circuit. After cleaning the Pay-dirt, players can receive ores that range from coal to runite ore depending upon their level. Occasionally the water wheels may break; players must carry a hammer to fix them. Hammers can be found in several of the crates which surround the machine. Fixing the machine gives players Smithing experience equal to 1.5 times their level.

Rockfalls
Occasionally in certain areas of the mine there may be rockfalls blocking the players way. These can be mined, but more will fall soon, and if the player is in the way, the player can take damage.

Golden nuggets
Golden nuggets are obtained at random by searching the sack after cleaning the pay-dirt. They are the currency used at Prospector Percy's Nugget Shop. Percy will sell players the prospector outfit and soft clay packs, which contains 100 soft clay.


 * - 40 golden nuggets
 * - 60 golden nuggets
 * - 50 golden nuggets
 * - 30 golden nuggets
 * - 10 golden nuggets

Trivia

 * On the western side of the mine, there is an NPC named Runite Minor, who is named after the designer of the Motherlode Mine and winner of the 2014 Player Designed Content.