Mining — Motherlodes

Motherlodes appear on witnessed ground, favouring mountains and deserts.

Motherlode rule	Value
Appearances per day	3
Schedule	One in each 8-hour period, appearing within its first 6 hours
Lifetime	2 hours or until 20 characters have struck it
Strike points	7
Ores	Adamantium, Ebony or Orichalcum; the region’s own ore when it is one of these
Mining rank needed	25
Ordinary yield	4–6 ore
Clean yield bonus	+50%
Silver reward	10
Daily account allowance	1 Motherlode
Advance warning	10 minutes
Compass colour	Aqua

Reward comparison

Reward	Ordinary strike	Clean strike	Claim limit
Motherlode ore	4–6	6–9, rounded down after the 50% bonus	One Motherlode per account per day
Silver	10	10	Subject to account silver caps

The vein contains Adamantium, Ebony or Orichalcum. When the region's signature ore is one of these, that ore is used. Mining rank 25 and physical attendance are required.

You must be there in person. See Professions — Earning experience, Gathering — Tools, and Crafting — Every recipe for shared rules.

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