Saltpetre

Saltpetre
Released							7 January 2016 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Drop
Examine							A powder that can be added to compost to make fertiliser.
Values
Value							5 coins
High alch							3 coins
Low alch							2 coins
Weight							0.003 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							5 coins (info)
Buy limit							13,000
Daily volume							858,021
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Advanced data
Item ID							13421
Link							MOID

Saltpetre is a mineral found north-east of the Woodcutting Guild in Hosidius, where five saltpetre deposits can be found (big grey circles on the map). Saltpetre can be obtained by using a spade on these deposits. A bank deposit box can be found in the centre of the saltpetre deposits. Players can teleport here by using the skills necklace and going to the Woodcutting Guild, or using Kharedst's memoirs to teleport to Hosidius, then running south.

Saltpetre can also be obtained as a reward from the Chambers of Xeric and the reward cart after subduing the Wintertodt.

Digging up saltpetre is a task in the easy Kourend & Kebos Diary.

Saltpetre deposits that can be dug to obtain saltpetre are only found at one of the five deposits, which moves when it is depleted. Konoo, a saltpetre digger, will follow the saltpetre around, so it's helpful to look for a yellow dot on the minimap when searching for the new spawn. He provides players with a free spade, should they require one.

When digging saltpetre, players have a chance, roughly equal to their Mining level out of 100, of receiving two at once. Players with a high Mining level (80+) can collect 1,600 saltpetre per hour; however, players with level 1 Mining will only be able to get about 800. Other things that may be advantageous when digging saltpetre include a high Agility level, energy potions, and weight-reducing clothing, due to the amount of running around that may need to be done.

Saltpetre has four uses:

1. Three saltpetre can be added to regular compost to create supercompost.
2. One saltpetre can also be added to regular compost to create sulphurous fertiliser.
3. Saltpetre is an ingredient in making dynamite for Blast Mining.
4. Saltpetre can be used, along with a gardening trowel, to treat the soil in the Vinery when planting grape seeds.

• Even though in real life saltpetre is a mineral containing no sulphur (it consists of potassium nitrate, KNO₃), in RuneScape it can be used to create sulphurous fertiliser.

v t e Blast mine
NPCs	Operator Smoggy
Items	Dynamite (poison) Volcanic sulphur Juniper logs Juniper charcoal Saltpetre Dynamite pot Blasted ore
Related	Strategies Saltpetre deposit Sulphur mine Mature juniper tree Charcoal furnace