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Mole Miners
Fallout 76 NPC

Mole Miners spawn across Appalachia in Fallout 76 at level 2–100. They include Glowing Mole Miner and Treasure Hunter. Killing one usually drops 6 kinds of loot. Less often it leaves 29 kinds of loot.

They spawn at 44 locations in Appalachia. The largest counts are at Big Bend Tunnel West, Monongah and Blackwater Mine. They count toward 14 daily and weekly challenges.

Level
2–100
Health
101–1773
Damage Resist
29–99
Energy Resist
36–117
Radiation Resist
91–266
Fire Resist
91–266
Cryo Resist
12–50
Poison Resist
62–191

Find It on the Map

Open the Challenge Navigator with its 14 challenges added, then add the rest of today's challenges and plan one route for all of them.

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Mole Miners Spawn Locations

Found at 44 locations across Appalachia, 230 in fixed spawns and 159 at chance spawn points. The largest share is at Big Bend Tunnel West (29).

A plain number is how many are always there. The number after the is spawn points that may roll it; hover one for the odds.

Big Bend Tunnel West
29 fixed
Monongah
24 fixed
Blackwater Mine
23 fixed
Kerwood Mine
19 fixed
Welch
17 fixed
1 × 20% chance nearby
Monongah Power Plant
15 fixed
Mount Blair Trainyard
14 fixed
Mount Blair
13 fixed
3 × 19% chance nearby
Brim Quarry
11 fixed
4 × 20% chance nearby
Burning Mine
9 fixed
2 fixed + 1 × 19% chance nearby
Big Meadows Gas Well
11 fixed
Abandoned Mine Site Kittery
10 fixed
6 × 19% chance nearby
Abandoned Mine Shaft Elaine
8 fixed
2 × 19% chance nearby
Hornwright Industrial Headquarters
6 fixed
Gleaming Depths
5 fixed nearby
Pleasant Hills Cemetery
5 fixed
Abandoned Mine Shaft 2
3 fixed + 7 × 33% chance
2 × 20% chance nearby
Monongah Mine
3 fixed
The Crosshair
2 fixed
Transmission Station 1AT-U03
1 fixed
Show all 44 locations

Drops

What a kill leaves behind, averaged over every Mole Miners the map spawns. Kinds of loot stand for lists too long to spell out; the chance is how often the roll includes them, not how many turn up.
Drops
Chance
Caps
always
Junk
always
Baseball Glove
10%
Cooking Pot
10%
Doll Head
10%
Teddy Bear
10%
Spatula
9%
Weapons
always
Molotov Cocktail
25%
Ammo
90%
10mm Round
2%
2mm Electromagnetic Cartridge
2%
.308 Round
2%
.38 Round
2%
.44 Round
2%
Chems
90%
RadAway: Diluted
45%
Rad-X: Diluted
45%
RadAway
38%
Rad-X
38%
Miner Suit Scrap
85%
Wood Scraps
34%
Plans and Recipes
28%
Mine Suit Filter
27%
Mine Suit Breather
25%
Duct Tape
21%
Toy Car
21%
Flip Lighter
19%
Loose Screws
18%
Plastic Knife
17%
Plastic Spoon
17%
Chessboard
16%
Test Tube Rack
16%
Wooden Spoon
16%
Kickball
15%
Cafeteria Tray
14%
Can
14%
Cat Bowl
14%
Dog Bowl
14%
Doll Left Arm
14%
Empty Coolant
14%
Tin Can
14%
Alarm Clock
13%
13%
Used Oil Can
13%
Adjustable Wrench
12%
Baseball
12%
Gear
12%
Handcuffs
11%
Military Grade Duct Tape
11%

Types

NPC Type
Glowing Mole Miner
Drops Caps, Junk, Weapons, Ammo, …
Nuke zones and rad storms only
NPC Type
1
Treasure Hunter
Drops Junk, Ammo, Chems, Dusty Mole Miner Pail, …
2465 chancespawns in total
305 locations

Challenges

Challenge
Daily / Weekly
Cripple a Mole Miner's Head
Daily ×2
Kill a Creature
Daily ×12 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while in a Team
Daily ×10
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Hard Lemonade
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Lead Champagne
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Mire Magic Moonshine
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature While Mutated
Epic Weekly ×25
Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while Well Fed
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Epic Weekly ×15
Kill a Mole Miner
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
Kill a Mole Miner with Automatic Weapons
Epic Daily ×5
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
Kill Mole Miners with a Heavy Gun
Epic Daily ×15
Kill a Creature · Kill a Creature while in a Team · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Hard Lemonade · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Lead Champagne · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Mire Magic Moonshine · Kill a Creature While Mutated · Kill a Creature while Well Fed
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
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Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
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Clothes that count
Asylum Worker Uniform White DirtyChef HatCivil War Era DressCivil War Era SuitCivil War Era Top HatClown HatConfederate UniformCop CapCultist's GarmentsFisherman's HatFisherman's OutfitGolf Outfit
Show all 23
Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
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Weapons that count
Bone HammerCommie WhackerElectro EnforcerSheepsquatch StaffSledgehammerSuper SledgeThe DebilitatorThe FarmhandThe TenderizerWar DrumWhacker Smacker
Kill a Mole Miner with Automatic Weapons
Weapons that count
.50 Cal Machine GunAuto Grenade LauncherFinal WordFoundation's VengeanceGatling LaserGatling PlasmaGauss MinigunMinigunNuka-LauncherPepper ShakerShort 10mm Submachine GunShort Flamer
Show all 15
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
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Weapons that count
Cold Shoulder
Kill Mole Miners with a Heavy Gun
Weapons that count
.50 Cal Machine GunAuto Grenade LauncherBroadsiderCrematorCryolatorFat ManFinal WordFoundation's VengeanceGatling LaserGatling PlasmaGauss MinigunGrand Finale
Show all 25