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So you want to be a
miner? Mining is an exciting Profession used to gather
materials for blacksmithing, engineering, or
Jewelcrafting. However, you dont need those Professions
to be a miner. You could simply collect resources and
sell them. You're going to find these spots anyway as
you travel throughout the world, so why not cash in on
them?
Looking for Profession
Guides?
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First you will need to
find the mining trainer. After you have learned basic
mining, open up your abilities book (hit "p") and look
for the "Find Minerals" icon that has been added to your
abilities. This will be used to detect mineral veins.
Shift Click and drag that icon over to one of the rows
of your action bar.
Now you need to go buy yourself a "mining pick". They
are usually sold by a "trade merchant" or other
merchants near the mining trainer.
To become a master
miner (300+) you will need to travel to Hellfire
Peninsula in Outland for training.
For Grand Master
training (375-450 skill level) training you need to
visit Northrend.
- Alliance players
talk to Fendrig Redbeard in Valiance Keep, Borean
Tundra or go to Grumbol Stoutpick in Valgarde,
Howling Fjord.
- Horde players
visit Jonathan Lewis at Vengeance Landing, Howling
Fjord.
- Both sides can go
to Dalaran and talk to Jedidiah handers in the Magus
Commerce Exchange.
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Now you need to find mineral veins. While you are
playing, hit your "Find Minerals" Icon (or press the
corresponding hot key). Mineral spots will now show up
on the mini-map when you are near them. Seek them out.
You will have to look around to find mineral veins. They
are often found near quest locations and inside mines.
They are usually near mountain terrain. It's up to you
to discover the good mining locations. Often it's good
to find a path that you can repeat between the mining
nodes you have discovered. If a mining node is gray on
the map, that means it's above or below you or possibly
in a cave nearby.
Have "Find Minerals"
active nearly all the time so that you will know when
minerals are nearby.
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Minerals come in many different versions. The first
veins you will come across are Copper. To find more
valuable and higher level ore, you will need to travel
to higher level zones. For example Elwynn Forest/Durator
has Copper. To find Tin you will need to travel to
Westfall/The Barrens. Look below for a list of
locations.
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Copper |
1 |
Tin |
65 |
Incendicite** |
65 |
Silver |
75 |
Bronze1 |
75 |
Iron |
125 |
Indurium** |
150 |
Gold |
155 |
Lesser Bloodstone** |
155 |
Steel2 |
165 |
Mithril |
175 |
Truesilver |
230 |
Dark Iron |
230 |
Small Thorium |
245 |
Rich Thorium |
275 |
Hakkari Thorium Vein |
275 |
Small Obsidian Chunk |
305 |
Large Obsidian Chunk |
305 |
Elementium Ore3 |
- |
Fel Iron |
300 |
Adamantite |
325 |
Rich Adamantite |
350 |
Eternium4 |
- |
Cobalt |
350 |
Nethercite Deposit5 |
350 |
Khorium |
375 |
Rich Cobalt Node |
375 |
Saronite Node |
400 |
Rich Saronite Node |
425 |
Titanium Node |
450 |
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1
- Bronze is created by combining Copper and Tin. One
Copper bar and one Tin bar creates two Bronze bars.
2 - Steel is created by combining one Iron and
one Coal.
3 - Only drops from Blackwing Technicians in
Blackwing Lair.
4 - Mined from Fel Iron Deposit, Adamantite
Deposit, Rich Adamantite Deposit, or Khorium Veins
5 - Mined in Shadowmoon Valley and can be turned
in for
Netherwing Reputation
only
**These ores are for quests only but they can be traded
to other players that want to do the quest, sold on the
auction house, or used to skill up your mining.
Incendicite is available in Wetlands, Indurium in
Uldaman, and Lesser Bloodstone can be found in Arathi
Highlands.
Check out the
following list of regions to find the Ore you're looking
for. Be sure to check the levels of the regions
here.
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Copper Vein |
Alterac Mountains,
Ashenvale, Darkshore, Desolace, Dun
Morogh, Durotar, Duskwood, Elwynn
Forest, Hillsbrad Foothills, Loch Modan,
Mulgore, Redridge Mountains, Silverpine
Forest, Stonetalon Mountains, The
Barrens, Thousand Needles, Thunder
Bluff, Tirisfal Glades, Westfall,
Wetlands |
Tin Vein |
The Barrens, Silverpine
Forest, Darkshore, Ashenvale, Duskwood,
Thousand Needles, Hillsbrad Foothills,
Redridge Mountains, Loch Modan, Arathi
Highlands, Wetlands, Stonetalon
Mountains, Westfall, Alterac Mountains,
Stranglethorn Vale, Desolace, Dustwallow
Marsh, Feralas |
Silver Vein |
Alterac Mountains, Arathi
Highlands, Ashenvale, Badlands,
Darkshore, Desolace, Duskwood,
Dustwallow Marsh, Feralas, Hillsbad Foot
hills, Loch Modan, Redridge Mountains,
Searing Gorge, Silverpine Forest,
Stonetalon Mountains, Stranglethorn
Vale, Swamp of Sorrows, Tanaris, The
Barrens, The Hinterlands, Thousand
Needles, Westfall, Wetlands |
Iron Deposit |
Alterac Mountains, Arathi
Highlands, Ashenvale, Badlands, Desolace,
Duskwood, Dustwallow Marsh, Feralas,
Hillsbrad Foothills, Searing Gorge,
Stonetalon Mountains, Stranglethorn
Vale, Swamp of Sorrows, Tanaris, The
Hinterlands, Thousand Needles, Wetlands
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Gold Vein |
Alterac Mountains,
Alterac Valley, Arathi Highlands,
Ashenvale, Azshara, Badlands, Blasted
Lands, Burning Steppes, Desolace,
Duskwood, Dustwallow Marsh, Eastern
Plaguelands, Felwood, Feralas, Hillsbrad
Foothills, Searing Gorge, Silithus,
Stonetalon Mountains, Stranglethorn
Vale, Swamp of Sorrows, Tanaris, The
Hinterlands, Thousand Needles, Un'Goro
Crater, Western Plaguelands, Wetlands,
Winterspring |
Mithril Deposit |
Alterac Mountains, Arathi
Highlands, Azshara, Badlands, Blasted
Lands, Burning Steppes, Desolace,
Dustwallow Marsh, Eastern Plaguelands,
Felwood, Feralas, Hillsbrad Foothills,
Searing Gorge, Silithus, Stonetalon
Mountains, Stranglethorn Vale, Swamp of
Sorrows, Tanaris, The Hinterlands,
Un'Goro Crater, Western Plaguelands,
Winterspring |
Truesilver Deposit |
Alterac Mountains, Arathi
Highlands, Azshara, Badlands, Blasted
Lands, Burning Steppes, Desolace,
Dustwallow Marsh, Eastern Plaguelands,
Felwood, Feralas, Hillsbrad Foothills,
Searing Gorge, Silithus, Stonetalon
Mountains, Stranglethorn Vale, Swamp of
Sorrows, Tanaris, The Hinterlands,
Thousand Needles, Un'Goro Crater,
Western Plaguelands, Winterspring |
Dark Iron Deposit |
Burning Steppes, Searing
Gorge, Blackrock Depths, The Molten Core |
Small Thorium Vein |
Blasted Lands, Burning
Steppes, Eastern Plaguelands, Felwood,
Feralas, Searing Gorge, Silithus,
Tanaris, The Hinterlands, Un'Goro
Crater, Western Plaguelands,
Winterspring |
Rich Thorium Vein |
Azshara, Burning Steppes,
Eastern Plaguelands, Un'Goro Crater,
Western Plaguelands, Winterspring |
Fel Iron Deposit |
Hellfire Peninsula,
Zangarmarsh, Terokkar Forest, Nagrand,
Blade's Edge Mountains, Netherstorm,
Shadowmoon Valley |
Adamantite Deposit |
Zangarmarsh, Terokkar
Forest, Nagrand, Blade's Edge Mountains,
Netherstorm, Shadowmoon Valley, and
Dungeons |
Rich Adamantite Deposit |
Terokkar Forest, Nagrand,
Blade's Edge Mountains, Netherstorm,
Shadowmoon Valley, and Dungeons |
Khorium Vein |
Hellfire Peninsula,
Zangarmarsh, Terokkar Forest, Nagrand,
Blade's Edge Mountains, Netherstorm,
Shadowmoon Valley |
Cobalt Node |
Howling Fjord, Zul'Drak,
Borean Tundra, Dragonblight, Grizzly
Hills, and Crystalsong Forest |
Rich Cobalt Node |
Howling Fjord, Zul'Drak,
Borean Tundra, Dragonblight, Grizzly
Hills |
Saronite Node |
Sholazar Basin, Zul'Drak |
Rich Saronite Node |
Sholazar Basin |
Titanium Node |
Sholazar Basin |
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Not every zone that
contains the ore is listed. Instances and battlegrounds
are not usually listed. Ore can also be found in chests
or as drops.
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After you find a mineral vein, right-click on it to
begin mining. If you are successful, you will now be
able to loot some minerals and possibly some rough
stones. If you fail, try again. Continue to mine the
mineral vein until it disappears.
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When you mine, you will find three main types of
ingredients: metal, stones, and gems. Gems are rare and
are used for better recipes for other professions, such
as blacksmithing or engineering. Collect all the
ingredients you find and keep them for later. Stones can
be transformed by Blacksmiths and Engineers without the
use of a forge. Many of these components can also be
found from killing monsters or bought from other
players.
When you mouse over
the mineral vein, you will see a color showing whether
you will gain skills by mining it.
Gray
- You cannot increase your skill by mining.
Green
- These mineral veins give you a fairly poor chance
to increase your skill. You can still do it, but its
going to take a lot of gathering/creation to up your
skill with these mineral veins.
Yellow
- These mineral veins give you a reduced chance of
increasing your skill. Its still pretty reasonable
to try to increase your skills with these mineral
veins.
Orange
- These mineral veins give you your best chance of
increasing your skill. For many of the Professions
making an orange item will always increase your
skill.
Red
- you cannot mine it yet. You need a higher mining
skill.
After you have mastered
the mining of a particular type of mineral, you will no
longer gain skills by mining it. However, you can still
use the minerals and stones you mine.
Mining nodes usually
give stones that can be used in Blacksmithing or
Engineering:
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Copper |
Rough Stone |
Tin |
Coarse Stone |
Iron |
Heavy Stone |
Mithril |
Solid Stone |
Thorium |
Dense Stone |
Cobalt |
Crystallized Earth,
Crystallized Water |
Rich Cobalt |
Crystallized Earth,
Crystallized Water |
Saronite Node |
Crystallized Earth,
Crystallized Water |
Rich Saronite Node |
Crystallized Earth,
Crystallized Water |
Titanium Node |
Crystallized Earth,
Crystallized Water, Crystallized Air,
Crystallized Fire |
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Copper |
Lesser Moonstone,
Malachite, Moss Agate, Shadowgem,
Tigerseye |
Tin |
Lesser Moonstone,
Malachite, Moss Agate, Shadowgem,
Tigerseye |
Iron |
Aquamarine, Citrine,
Jade, Lesser Moonstone |
Mithril |
Aquamarine, Black
Vitriol, Citrine, Jade, Lesser
Moonstone, Star Ruby |
Small Thorium |
Black Vitriol, Blue
Sapphire, Huge Emerald, Large Opal, Star
Ruby |
Rich Thorium |
Azerothian Diamond,
Arcane Crystal, Blue Sapphire, Huge
Emerald, Large Opal, Star Ruby |
Fel Iron |
Deep Peridot, Flame
Spessarite, Shadow Draenite, Blood
Garnet, Golden Draenite, Azure
Moonstone, Living Ruby |
Adamantite |
Deep Peridot, Flame
Spessarite, Shadow Draenite, Blood
Garnet, Golden Draenite, Azure Moonstone |
Rich Adamantite |
Deep Peridot, Flame
Spessarite, Shadow Draenite, Blood
Garnet, Golden Draenite, Azure
Moonstone, Living Ruby |
Khorium Vein |
Arcane Crystal, Deep
Peridot, Flame Spessarite, Shadow
Draenite, Blood Garnet, Golden Draenite,
Azure Moonstone, Living Ruby |
Cobalt Node |
Sun Crystal, Huge
Citrine, Bloodstone, Autumn's Glow, Sky
Sapphire, Shadow Crystal |
Ancient Gem Vein* |
Seaspray Emerald,
Lionseye, Pyrestone, Crimson Spinel,
Empyrean Sapphire, Shadowsong Amethyst,
Dawnstone, Star of Elune, Noble Topaz,
Nightseye, Living Ruby, Talasite, Flame
Spessarite, Azure Moonstone, Deep
Peridot, Golden Draenite, Shadow
Draenite, Blood Garnet |
Rich Cobalt Node |
Sun Crystal, Chalcedony |
Saronite Node |
Dark Jade, Chalcedony,
Bloodstone, Sun Crystal, Shadow Crystal,
Huge Citrine |
Rich Saronite Node |
Dark Jade, Shadow
Crystal, Huge Citrine, Monarch Topaz,
Sun Crystal, Bloodstone |
Titanium Node |
Dark Jade, Forest
Emerald, Scarlet Ruby, Monarch Topaz,
Huge Citrine, Autumn's Glow, Twilight
Opal, Sky Sapphire, Chalcedony,
Bloodstone, Sun Crystal, Shadow Crystal,
Huge Citrine, Sky Sapphire |
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*Ancient Gem Vein - Found in Hyjal Summit.
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Now
that you have the precious metal, you can smelt it into
bars that can be used for creating armor, weapons, or
other items through the blacksmithing or engineering
skills.
Find yourself a forge.
They are located in main towns and some smaller towns.
If you can't find one, ask around to determine their
locations. To confirm you have in fact found a forge,
move your mouse over the location and see if it says
"forge". You can also try smelting the metals. You do
not need to interact with the forge; you only need to be
near it.
Now that you have
found a forge, its time to smelt the metal. Open up your
abilities book and locate the smelting icon. Press that
to see your recipes. Some examples of what you can
create with smelting are: converting copper ore into
copper bars and creating bronze by combining copper bars
and tin bars. To gain additional smelting
recipes/options, you will need to learn them from a
mining trainer. The mining screen will tell you how many
of each bar that you can smelt based on the types and
amounts of raw material that you have.
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Monsters will attack
players who are mining mineral nodes near to them, even
if they didn't notice them previously.
You can earn money by
mining and selling bars, stones, or gems on the auction
house.
Sometimes you might
want to sell ore on the auction house instead of bars
because miners like to purchase those to level up their
mining.
You can buy mining
bags that can be used to store more mining materials.
The smaller bag is sold by vendors. A larger one is
created by Leatherworkers.
Dark Iron is found
mostly inside instances such as Blackrock Depths or
Molten Core. Dark Iron must be smelted inside Blackrock
Mountain inside an instance.
You can purchase an
enchant to gloves that will increase your mining skill.
There is also an engineering item that raises mining.
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Does a higher mining level mean you have a greater
chance to mine jewels?
No. The jewels are already spawned in the node before
you get there. They are either there or not there, and
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