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Mole Miners
Fallout 76 NPC

Mole Miners spawn across Appalachia in Fallout 76 at level 1–100. They include Treasure Hunter. Killing one usually drops 5 kinds of loot. Less often it leaves Caps, Plans and Recipes, Mine Suit Filter and Mine Suit Breather.

They spawn at 36 locations in Appalachia. The largest counts are at Big Bend Tunnel West, Blackwater Mine and Monongah. They count toward 15 daily and weekly challenges.

Mole Miners Spawn Locations

Found at 36 locations across Appalachia, 223 in fixed spawns and 97 at chance spawn points. The largest share is at Big Bend Tunnel West (29).

Big Bend Tunnel West
29 fixed
Blackwater Mine
25 fixed
Monongah
24 fixed
Kerwood Mine
19 fixed
Welch
17 fixed
1 × 33% chance nearby
Monongah Power Plant
15 fixed
Mount Blair Trainyard
14 fixed
Brim Quarry
11 fixed
4 × 33% chance nearby
Burning Mine
9 fixed
2 fixed + 1 × 30% chance nearby
Federal Field NG-17
11 fixed nearby
Abandoned Mine Site Kittery
10 fixed
6 × 30% chance nearby
Hornwright Industrial Headquarters
10 fixed
Abandoned Mine Shaft Elaine
8 fixed
Gleaming Depths
5 fixed nearby
Pleasant Hills Cemetery
5 fixed
Abandoned Mine Shaft 2
3 fixed
2 × 34% chance nearby
Monongah Mine
3 fixed
The Crosshair
2 fixed
Transmission Station 1AT-U03
1 fixed
Mount Blair
13 × 30% chance
3 × 30% chance nearby
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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
Junk
always
Weapons
always
Ammo
90%
Chems
90%
Miner Suit Scrap
85%
Caps
31%
Plans and Recipes
28%
Mine Suit Filter
26%
Mine Suit Breather
25%

Types

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 Glowing Creature
Daily ×1 · Weekly ×10
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