Old School Motherlode MineThe Motherlode Mine is a members-only Mining training area that was added to Old School RuneScape on 24 April 2014, and expanded upward on 9 April 2015. It is located in the Dwarven Mine and was discovered by Prospector Percy. Players can enter the caverns from the southern portion of the Dwarven Mine under Falador and Ice Mountain. A Skills necklace may also be used to teleport here.There is no quest necessary to enter this area. Players must have at least level 30 Mining to mine in the lowest level, and at least 72 Mining to mine in the upper level of the Motherlode Mine.Players can mine the ore veins within the mine. Players will collect pay-dirt, which can be mined for 60 experience each.
A maximum of 24 may be mined in one vein.Players with level 72 Mining may pay Prospector Percy a one-time fee of 100 golden nuggets to be granted permission to mine in the upper level of the mine, which contains an additional 64 ore veins. The upper level is accessible via the ladder near the bank chest. An interesting note about the upper level is that when your player climbs up the ladder, you do not actually move up a plane in the game, rather the terrain on the upper level is simply raised up from the ground on the plane your player is standing on so you will be able to see players and NPCs on both levels (just like the mechanics in Castle Wars).CleaningWhen finished mining, players can clean the pay-dirt by depositing it into hopper at the water circuit. The player will be able to see their pay-dirt flowing toward the sack at the other end of the water circuit; note that if the player logs out or change worlds before their pay-dirt reaches the sack, it is NOT lost. After cleaning the pay-dirt, players receive Mining experience for cleaning the ore, which can then be retrieved from the sack.
VIP Enhancement. Want to upgrade your DreamBot experience? Consider signing up for VIP! VIP allows you to run as many accounts as you want, view the forums ad-free, receive 10% off all script purchases, and so much more! Pay-dirt is obtained whilst mining ore veins within the Motherlode Mine. Mining pay-dirt grants 60 Mining experience and requires a minimum Mining level of 30. Pay-dirt can be cleaned by depositing them into the hopper in the centre of the mine. Once cleaned players must search a sack to claim their ores, which is dependent on the player's Mining level.
Players can receive ores that range from coal to runite, depending upon their level. Ores are determined when the ore is mined, so a player can receive ore above their current level if they use a mining boost such as a dwarven stout or the dragon pickaxe's special attack while mining, NOT when cleaning1.