Leveling Mining
Levels 1-50
Visit your trainer in any major city to train for Apprentice Mining. You may want to have a Mining Pick, which will give you an extra 10 levels in Mining to give you a little boost in the beginning. Once you're ready, head out to Darkshore and mine Copper Veins. (Most of these places are pretty easy, just go in and mine along the rocky edges of the map in that zone. When the route gets a little more complicated starting with Fel Iron, I'll post the pictures.) Levels 50-100
At level 50, go visit a trainer and learn Mining Journeyman, then head out to Northern Stranglethorn. Here, you'll be mining Tin Veins and Silver Veins until level 100. |
Levels 100-150
Go to either Western Plaguelands or Feralas and mine Iron and Gold veins.
Levels 150-200
Learn Mining Expert and go to either Felwood or Burning Steppes. You'll be mining Mithril and Truesilver veins.
Levels 200-275
Learn Mining Artisan and go to Un'Goro Crater or Winterspring. You'll mine Thorium veins. Once you get to 275 you can either stay here til 300, or move on to Fel Iron in Hellfire Peninsula.
Levels 275-325
Learn Mining Master and go to Hellfire Peninsula to mine Fel Iron veins. You can keep mining this until 350 if you want to skip Nagrand (Adamantite ore)
Go to either Western Plaguelands or Feralas and mine Iron and Gold veins.
Levels 150-200
Learn Mining Expert and go to either Felwood or Burning Steppes. You'll be mining Mithril and Truesilver veins.
Levels 200-275
Learn Mining Artisan and go to Un'Goro Crater or Winterspring. You'll mine Thorium veins. Once you get to 275 you can either stay here til 300, or move on to Fel Iron in Hellfire Peninsula.
Levels 275-325
Learn Mining Master and go to Hellfire Peninsula to mine Fel Iron veins. You can keep mining this until 350 if you want to skip Nagrand (Adamantite ore)
Levels 325-350
Go to Nagrand and mine Adamantite veins. The red X's are caves that usually have a lot of Adamantite inside.
Go to Nagrand and mine Adamantite veins. The red X's are caves that usually have a lot of Adamantite inside.
Levels 350-400
Learn Mining Grand Master and go to Howling Fjord to mine Cobalt Ore.
Learn Mining Grand Master and go to Howling Fjord to mine Cobalt Ore.
Levels 400-425
Go to Sholazar Basin and mine Saronite Ore. If there are too many Rich deposits you might check Wintergrasp.
Go to Sholazar Basin and mine Saronite Ore. If there are too many Rich deposits you might check Wintergrasp.
Levels 425-475
Learn Mining Illustrious and go to Mt. Hyjal to mine Obsidium Ore.
Learn Mining Illustrious and go to Mt. Hyjal to mine Obsidium Ore.
Levels 475-500
Go to Twilight Highlands and mine Elementium Ore. There will also be Pyrite ore around, but you won't be able to mine it til skill level 525.
Go to Twilight Highlands and mine Elementium Ore. There will also be Pyrite ore around, but you won't be able to mine it til skill level 525.
Levels 500-600
You can now mine Ghost Iron in any area of Pandaria (learn Zen mining). You'll be able to mine Rich deposits around 550. This will take you all the way to 600. The best place in Pandaria to mine Ghost Iron is Valley of the Four Winds along the rocky areas.
You can now mine Ghost Iron in any area of Pandaria (learn Zen mining). You'll be able to mine Rich deposits around 550. This will take you all the way to 600. The best place in Pandaria to mine Ghost Iron is Valley of the Four Winds along the rocky areas.