Oblivion:Ore Veins

Ore veins can often be found in the mines around Cyrodiil. There are two main types: Silver Veins and Gold Veins. The Mehrunes' Razor official plug-in adds Iron Veins, and the Vile Lair plug-in adds Purgeblood Crystal Formations. Ore veins are treated like containers, meaning you can store items in them. Although pickaxes exist as random clutter, they are not needed to interact with veins.

Silver Vein

Silver Vein

Silver Veins have a chance of containing up to three Silver Nuggets. There are a total of ninety veins, which come in three varieties. None of them respawn, meaning that Silver Veins are safe to use as storage containers. Gutted Mine contains the highest amount of veins: eight.

Gold Vein

Gold Vein

Gold Veins have a chance of containing a single Gold Nugget. There are only eight veins in total, which come in three varieties. They are located in Abandoned Mine and Desolate Mine. None of them respawn, meaning that Gold Veins are safe to use as storage containers.

Appears only with Mehrunes' Razor

Iron Vein

Iron Vein

Iron Veins are added by the Mehrunes' Razor official plug-in. They can contain one or two pieces of Iron Ore. There are fifteen veins, which come in three varieties, all located within Sundercliff Watch. They respawn, meaning that they are not safe for storage but provide you with an infinite amount of Iron Ore.

Appears only with Vile Lair

Purgeblood Crystal Formation

Purgeblood Crystal Formation

Purgeblood Crystal Formations are added by the Vile Lair official plug-in. They contain a sample of Purgeblood Salts. Only three exist, having been created by Greywyn in Deepscorn Hollow. The veins come in three varieties. They respawn, meaning that they are not safe for storage but provide you with an infinite amount of Purgeblood Salts. A bug with the veins allows you to quickly obtain limitless amounts of Purgeblood Salts.