Mining: recipes, levelling and materials
Mining in Zarhold: how to level 1–300, all 0 recipes with skill colours, materials and where to get them.
Mining is a gathering profession. Skill grows from 1 to 300; learning is free and has no level requirement. Recipes: 0.
Links with other professions
- Given for free with: Blacksmithing, Engineering.
- Its output is used by Blacksmithing: Copper Ore, Tin Ore, Silver Ore, Iron Ore, Gold Ore, Mithril Ore, Truesilver Ore, Thorium Ore.
- Its output is used by Leatherworking: Tin Ore.
- Its output is used by Alchemy: Silver Ore.
- Its output is used by Engineering: Copper Ore, Iron Ore, Thorium Ore.
Where to gather
Each land has one node of this resource; the required skill depends on the land’s level. A node respawns in 90 s.
| Resource | Lands (skill) |
|---|---|
| Copper Ore | Brightdale (1), Crimson Wastes (1), Silver Fields (16), Golden Plains (16), Tirisfal Mires (26) |
| Tin Ore | Western Marches (36), Lakeridge (46), Silverpine (46), Wildland Steppe (56) |
| Silver Ore | Crimson Hills (71), Stoneclaw (71), Duskwood (86), Ashwood (86), Mireland (101) |
| Iron Ore | Hillsbrook (116), Thousand Needles (121), Arathi Highlands (146), Thornvale (146) |
| Gold Ore | Sorrow Marsh (171), Dustmire (171) |
| Mithril Ore | Scorching Sands (196), Wildshore (196), Searing Gorge (221) |
| Truesilver Ore | Burning Steppes (236), Crater of Wonder (256) |
| Thorium Ore | Plaguelands (276) |
Materials and where to get them
| Material | Where to get it |
|---|---|
| Copper Ore | Mining: Brightdale (skill 1), Crimson Wastes (skill 1), Silver Fields (skill 16), Golden Plains (skill 16) and 1 more |
| Tin Ore | Mining: Western Marches (skill 36), Lakeridge (skill 46), Silverpine (skill 46), Wildland Steppe (skill 56) |
| Silver Ore | Mining: Crimson Hills (skill 71), Stoneclaw (skill 71), Ashwood (skill 86), Duskwood (skill 86) and 1 more |
| Iron Ore | Mining: Hillsbrook (skill 116), Thousand Needles (skill 121), Arathi Highlands (skill 146), Thornvale (skill 146) · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — to everyone after every fight, no rolling: Gearnid - The Flooded Gnomegrad (29–38) — mechanicals and golems, 1–2 per fight |
| Gold Ore | Mining: Dustmire (skill 171), Sorrow Marsh (skill 171) · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — to everyone after every fight, no rolling: Gearnid - The Flooded Gnomegrad (29–38) — mechanicals and golems, 1–3 per fight; The Dire Sanctum (West Wing — Corrupted Library) (39–49) — mechanicals and golems, 1–2 per fight |
| Mithril Ore | Mining: Scorching Sands (skill 196), Wildshore (skill 196), Searing Gorge (skill 221) · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — to everyone after every fight, no rolling: The Dire Sanctum (West Wing — Corrupted Library) (39–49) — mechanicals and golems, 1–3 per fight; Uldaman — Halls of the Creators (40–49) — mechanicals and golems, 1–2 per fight |
| Truesilver Ore | Mining: Burning Steppes (skill 236), Crater of Wonder (skill 256) · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — to everyone after every fight, no rolling: The Dire Sanctum (West Wing — Corrupted Library) (39–49) — mechanicals and golems, 1–2 per fight; Uldaman — Halls of the Creators (40–49) — mechanicals and golems, giants, 1–3 per fight; The Lost Temple of the Seven Stars (50–56) — giants, 2–3 per fight and 1 more — all places |
| Thorium Ore | Mining: Plaguelands (skill 276) · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — to everyone after every fight, no rolling: Blackforge Depths (52–60) — mechanicals and golems, giants, 1–3 per fight; Molten Core (60) — giants, 2–3 per fight; Ruins of An-Kevash (60) — mechanicals and golems, 1–2 per fight and 1 more — all places |
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