Mining leveling guide 1-300
The ranks: Apprentice 75 (level 5), Journeyman 150 (level 10), Expert 225 (level 20), Artisan 300 (level 35).
Step by step
- Skill 1-66: Copper Vein (1), Tin Vein (65). Best zones: Westfall, Loch Modan, Durotar.
- Skill 66-126: Copper Vein (1), Tin Vein (65), Silver Vein (75), Iron Deposit (125). Best zones: Wetlands, Loch Modan, Silverpine Forest.
- Skill 126-181: Tin Vein (65), Silver Vein (75), Iron Deposit (125), Gold Vein (155), Mithril Deposit (175). Best zones: Alterac Mountains, Arathi Highlands, Wetlands.
- Skill 181-236: Iron Deposit (125), Gold Vein (155), Mithril Deposit (175), Dark Iron Deposit (230), Truesilver Deposit (230). Best zones: Badlands, Alterac Mountains, Arathi Highlands.
- Skill 236-300: Mithril Deposit (175), Dark Iron Deposit (230), Truesilver Deposit (230), Small Thorium Vein (245), Rich Thorium Vein (275). Best zones: Searing Gorge, Badlands, Alterac Mountains.
Materials
- Copper Ore (skill 1): used by Mining (smelting) (1)
- Tin Ore (skill 65): used by Mining (smelting) (1)
- Silver Ore (skill 75): used by Enchanting (1); Mining (smelting) (1)
- Iron Ore (skill 125): used by Mining (smelting) (2); Enchanting (1)
- Gold Ore (skill 155): used by Mining (smelting) (1)
- Mithril Ore (skill 175): used by Alchemy (1); Mining (smelting) (1)
- Dark Iron Ore (skill 230): used by Mining (smelting) (1)
- Truesilver Ore (skill 230): used by Mining (smelting) (1)
- Thorium Ore (skill 245): used by Alchemy (1); Mining (smelting) (1)
- Thorium Ore (skill 275)
Mining recipes
- Smelt Copper
- Lodestone (new in Forever)
- Smelt Tin
- Smelt Bronze
- Smelt Silver
- Smelt Iron
- Rock Garden (new in Forever)
- Smelt Gold
- Smelt Steel
- Smelt Mithril
- Smelt Dark Iron
- Smelt Truesilver
- Smelt Thorium
- Smelt Azerothium (new in Forever)
- Molten Foundry (new in Forever)
- Smelt Heavy Thorium (new in Forever)
- Smelt Elementium
- Smelt Obsidian-Infused Thorium Bar
Tips
- You need a Mining Pick in your bags (sold by trade supplies vendors) and Find Minerals to see veins on your minimap.
- Mining also teaches Smelting: ore becomes bars at a forge. Smelting gives skill points too, so smelt your ore as you go.
- Mining pairs with Blacksmithing and Engineering, which use bars and stone. Otherwise, ore and bars sell well.
- A vein's name is orange while every swing gives a point, and grey when none do. Veins also give stone and sometimes gems.
- Your character level limits your rank: level 10 for Journeyman, 20 for Expert and 35 for Artisan (Classic's levels).
Spawn points, beast levels, fishing skill and the gathering colours are Classic's data and rules until players' addons see Forever's; recipes are the Forever client's.
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Data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70658, extracted .