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, Engineering and Jewelcrafting, which use those metals and gems.
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.
- Master: up to 375.
- Grand Master: up to 450, from 350 skill.
Remember to visit your trainer as you approach your rank's limit: beyond it, your skill no longer increases.
In Wrath of the Lich King, the mining trainers in the capital cities teach the Apprentice to Artisan ranks, from 1 to 300. The Master rank, from 300 to 375, is learned in Outland, and the Grand Master rank, from 375 to 450, in Northrend, from the trainers shown in brackets.
Alliance
- Stormwind: Gelman Stonehand.
- Ironforge: Geofram Bouldertoe.
- The Exodar: Muaat.
- Hellfire Peninsula: Hurnak Grimmord (300 – 375), at Honor Hold.
- Borean Tundra: Fendrig Redbeard (375 – 450).
- Howling Fjord: Grumbol Stoutpick (375 – 450).
Horde
- Orgrimmar: Makaru.
- Thunder Bluff: Brek Stonehoof.
- Undercity: Brom Killian.
- Silvermoon City: Belil.
- Hellfire Peninsula: Krugosh (300 – 375), at Thrallmar.
- Borean Tundra: Brunna Ironaxe (375 – 450).
- Howling Fjord: Jonathan Lewis (375 – 450).
Neutral
- Dalaran: Jedidiah Handers (375 – 450).
Guide 1 – 450
This guide takes you from 1 to 450. Up to 300, the route is the same as in Classic Era; from 300 to 350, it goes through Outland, then through Northrend up to 450. 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 or deposit.
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.
300 – 325
Learn the Master rank from your faction's master trainer in Hellfire Peninsula. Then mine Fel Iron OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. from Fel Iron Deposits (300).
- Horde and Alliance: Hellfire Peninsula.
325 – 350
Mine Adamantite OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. from Adamantite Deposits (325), as well as Fel Iron OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house..
- Horde and Alliance: Zangarmarsh, Terokkar Forest.
350 – 375
At 350, learn the Grand Master rank from a trainer in Northrend, or from Jedidiah Handers in Dalaran. Then mine Cobalt OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. from Cobalt Deposits (350).
- Horde and Alliance: Howling Fjord, Borean Tundra.
375 – 400
Mine Cobalt OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. from Cobalt Deposits and Rich Cobalt Deposits (375).
- Horde and Alliance: Grizzly Hills, Dragonblight, Zul'Drak.
400 – 425
Mine Saronite OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. from Saronite Deposits (400).
- Horde and Alliance: Sholazar Basin.
425 – 450
Finish with Saronite OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. from Rich Saronite Deposits (425) and Saronite Deposits.
- Horde and Alliance: The Storm Peaks, Icecrown, Wintergrasp.
Other Outland ores
- Adamantite OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house.: from Rich Adamantite Deposits (350), in Nagrand, Netherstorm and Shadowmoon Valley.
- Khorium OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house.: from Khorium Veins, which are rarer and can only be mined from 375.
Other Northrend ores
- Titanium OreOreGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house.: from Titanium Veins, which are rarer and can only be mined from 450. They are found mostly in Icecrown, Wintergrasp and The Storm Peaks.
