Clue: SaltpeterWe have 2 answers for the clue Saltpeter.

Saltpetre is a mineral found north-east of the Woodcutting Guild in Hosidius, where five saltpetre deposits can be found. 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 supply crates from subduing the Wintertodt.

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

Saltpeter is a common food preservative and additive, fertilizer, and oxidizer for fireworks and rockets. It is one of the principal ingredients in gunpowder. Potassium nitrate is used to treat asthma and in topical formulations for sensitive teeth. It was once a popular medication for lowering blood pressure. Saltpeter: sometimes used as a diuretic and diaphoretic; formerly it was included in asthmatic powders containing stramonium leaves. Synonym(s): niter, saltpeter.

Gathering saltpetre[editedit source]

Saltpetre deposits that can be dug to obtain saltpetre are only found at one of the five deposits, which moves when it is depleted. Kapi hospital. 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 can collect 1,500+ saltpetre per hour; however, players with level 1 Mining will only be able to get about 850. 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.

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Saltpetre is used with regular compost to create Sulphurous fertiliser, which can then be used to gain Hosidiusfavour by donating it to the clerk south-west of the bank, at a rate of 0.1% favour per bucket. This also grants 2 Farmingexperience per bucket of fertiliser made.

Saltpetre is also an ingredient in making dynamite for Blast Mining, in addition to being used to fertilise vine patches in the Vinery.

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• 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.