Mining
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Mining
Overview
Mining is a primary gathering profession. It lets you extract ore, stone and gems, and smelt ore into bars.
It pairs naturally with Blacksmithing and Engineering, which use those metals.
What this profession is for
- Gather ore, stone and gems.
- Smelt ore into bars for Blacksmithing and Engineering, or to sell them.
Learning the profession
Mining is learned from a mining trainer. Each rank raises the profession's maximum skill and requires a minimum skill:
- Apprentice: up to 75 skill.
- Journeyman: up to 150, from 50 skill.
- Expert: up to 225, from 125 skill.
- Artisan: up to 300, from 200 skill.
Remember to visit your trainer as you approach your rank's limit: beyond it, your skill no longer increases.
Alliance
- Stormwind City: Gelman Stonehand.
- Ironforge: Geofram Bouldertoe.
- Dun Morogh: Dank Drizzlecut and Yarr Hammerstone.
- Loch Modan: Brock Stoneseeker.
- Darkshore: Kurdram Stonehammer.
- Duskwood: Matt Johnson.
Horde
- Orgrimmar: Makaru.
- Thunder Bluff: Brek Stonehoof.
- Undercity: Brom Killian.
- Durotar: Krunn.
- Silverpine Forest: Johan Focht.
Neutral
- Tanaris: Pikkle.
Guide 1 – 300
This guide takes you from 1 to 300. For each skill range: the ores to mine, then the zones where to find them. The number after an ore is the skill from which you can mine its vein.
You need a Mining PickVendor componentSold by vendors. in your bags: it is sold by trade supply vendors.
1 – 65
Mine Copper OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (1). Remember to learn the Journeyman rank at 50.
- Alliance: Elwynn Forest.
- Horde: Durotar, Mulgore, The Barrens.
65 – 125
Mine Tin OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (65) and Silver OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (75). Remember to learn the Expert rank at 125.
- Alliance: Redridge Mountains.
- Horde: The Barrens.
- Horde and Alliance: Ashenvale, Hillsbrad Foothills.
125 – 175
Mine Iron OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (125) and Gold OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (155).
- Horde and Alliance: Arathi Highlands, Stranglethorn Vale, Desolace.
175 – 230
Mine Mithril OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (175). Remember to learn the Artisan rank at 200.
- Horde and Alliance: Tanaris, The Hinterlands.
230 – 245
Mine Mithril OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. and Truesilver OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (230).
- Horde and Alliance: Tanaris, The Hinterlands.
245 – 275
Mine Thorium OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. from Small Thorium Veins (245).
- Horde and Alliance: Un'Goro Crater, Silithus, Felwood.
275 – 300
Finish with Thorium OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. from Rich Thorium Veins (275).
- Horde and Alliance: Winterspring, Eastern Plaguelands.
