Prospector kit

The prospector kit is an experience-boosting set, purchasable from Prospector Percy's Nugget Shop in the Motherlode Mine for a total of 180 golden nuggets, which are obtained occasionally when cleaning pay-dirt, or from Petrified Pete's Ore Shop near the Volcanic Mine for a total of 120,000 volcanic mine reward points. Pieces purchased from Petrified Pete cannot be sold back to Prospector Percy for golden nuggets; attempting to do so will yield the message "You can't sell this item back to Percy as you did not buy it from this shop".

The full set, when worn, grants +2.5% bonus Mining experience. Players who have completed the elite Varrock Diary may wear Varrock armour 4 in place of the jacket.

Despite having two lights attached to it, the prospector helmet does not act as a light source. Wearing pieces of the kit in the Desert will however reduce the need for waterskins, similar to the desert robes.^[1]

Star fragments, purchasable from Dusuri's Star Shop for 3,000 stardust each, can be used to recolour pieces of the kit into the golden prospector kit, costing a total of 12,000 stardust for the entire set. Pieces from both versions of the kit may be worn together to obtain the set bonus, however this change in appearance cannot be undone, nor can pieces of the golden prospector kit be sold back to Prospector Percy for a refund.

Wearing the prospector helmet while entering the Mining Guild is one of the tasks in the hard Falador Diary. The golden prospector helmet will also complete the task.

This set can be stored in the armour case space of a costume room in a player-owned house. Ultimate Ironmen will be unable to retrieve individual pieces until the full set is stored.

When obtaining the set, it is slightly more efficient to start by purchasing the more expensive items first. This can be calculated by adding up the experience boosts one would get when buying the items in either order.

[1] This relates to the relative XP boost to the cost of the piece. Prospector armour doesn't increase golden nugget chance.

• Wearing the full prospector kit whilst mining a piece of runite ore is required to complete a master clue scroll skill challenge assigned by Sherlock. Varrock armour 4 can be used in place of the prospector jacket for the purposes of this clue.

Wearing pieces of the kit in the Desert protects against the desert heat by extending the time needed between drinks of water.

• Obtaining the 180 golden nuggets needed to purchase the full set from Prospector Pete would require mining 5,760 pay-dirt on average.

v t e Motherlode Mine
Items	Pay-dirt Golden nugget
Objects	Dark tunnel Hopper Ladder Ore vein Depleted vein Rockfall Sack Strut Tunnel Water wheel
Prospector Percy's Nugget Shop	Currency Golden nugget Prospector kit Prospector helmet Prospector jacket Prospector legs Prospector boots Other items Coal bag Gem bag Soft clay pack Bag full of gems
NPCs	Prospector Percy Mercy Dwarf Miners Guard Runite Minor

v t e Skilling equipment
Agility	Graceful outfit Hood Top Legs Gloves Boots Cape Agility cape
Construction	Carpenter's outfit Helmet Shirt Trousers Boots Construct. cape
Cooking	Cooking gauntlets Cooking cape
Farming	Farmer's outfit Strawhat Jacket/Shirt Boro trousers Boots Magic secateurs Farming cape
Firemaking	Pyromancer outfit Hood Garb Robe Boots Firemaking cape
Fishing	Angler's outfit Hat Top Waders Boots Spirit angler's outfit Headband Top Waders Boots Rada's blessing 1 2 3 4 Fish barrel Fish sack barrel Fishing cape
Herblore	Alchemist's amulet Amulet of chemistry Prescription goggles Herblore cape
Hunter	Guild hunter outfit Headwear Top Legs Boots Strung rabbit foot Hunter cape Horn of plenty
Mining	Prospector kit Helmet Jacket Legs Boots Golden prospector kit Helmet Jacket Legs Boots Varrock armour 1 2 3 4 Mining enhancers Amulet of glory (charged) Celestial ring Celestial signet Mining gloves Superior mining gloves Expert mining gloves Mining cape
Prayer	Zealot's robes Helm Robe top Robe bottom Boots Prayer cape
Runecraft	Raiments of the Eye Hat (red)(blue)(green) Top (red)(blue)(green) Robe (red)(blue)(green) Boots Runecraft cape
Slayer	Slayer equipment Slayer cape
Smithing	Varrock armour 1 2 3 4 Smiths' Uniform Tunic Trousers Gloves (iced) Boots Goldsmith gauntlets Smithing cape
Thieving	Rogue equipment Mask Top Trousers Gloves Boots Dodgy necklace Gloves of silence Thieving cape
Woodcutting	Lumberjack outfit Hat Top Legs Boots Forestry outfit Hat Top Legs Boots Strung rabbit foot Twitcher's gloves Woodcutting cape

v t e Heat-resistant gear
Desert outfit	Fez Top Robes Overcoat Legs
Desert clothing	Disguise Shirt Robe Boots
Slave robes	Shirt Robe Boots
Robes of Elidinis	Top Bottom
Menaphite clothing	Purple Hat Top Robe Kilt Red Hat Top Robe Kilt
Prospector Kit	Normal Helmet Jacket Legs Boots Golden Helmet Jacket Legs Boots
Others	Circlet of water Desert amulet 4
Related	Waterskin Choc-ice Kharidian cactus