OK lets gets straight into this - before you get started with Mining here’s what you are going to need:
Mining Skill
Now you can pick up mining skill by going to your local mining trainer for some training.
Here is a list of mining trainers and their locations;
Kurdram Stonehammer: Darkshore, north Auberdine area. (Alliance Trainer),
Brock Stoneseeker: Loch Modan, Southwest part of Thelsamar. (Alliance Trainer)Brek Stonehoof: Thunder Bluff, Western edge of the center plateau. (Horde Trainer), Brom Killian: Undercity, Geofram Bouldertoe: Deepmountain Mining Guild in Ironforge. (Alliance Trainer), Makaru: Orgrimmar, center of the valley of honor. (Horde Trainer), Gelman Stonehand: Stormwind, on the western end of Dwarven District (Alliance Trainer), South of the bridge leading to the War Quarter. (HordeTrainer) Yarr Hammerstone: Dun Morogh, eastern edge of Kharanos. (Alliance Trainer)
Dank Drizzlecut: Dun Morogh, north of Gol’bolbar Quarry. (Alliance Trainer)Matt Johnson: Duskwood, in the north section of Darkshire. (Alliance Trainer)
A Mining Pick
It is going to be important for you to note that these can also be enchanted, although it makes no difference other than you get to see a glow when you equip it like a normal weapon. Some people think this is a cool feature, seems a bit pointless to me.
Gloves
Certainly recommended but optional only - Gloves: Get the lowest cost gloves you can locate and get them enchanted with +5 mining skill, it shouldn’t cost more than 2g.
The +5 mining won’t improve your chances of getting a crystal but it will increase the odds that you WON’T have a failed attempt!.
Engineers Note: If you make yourself a Goblin Mining helmet this will add +5 to your mining skill.
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Here are some of the skill requirements for Vein Type:
Copper 1
Tin 65
Incendicite 65
Silver 75
Lesser Bloodstone 75
Iron 125
Indurium 150
Gold 155
Mithril 175
Dark Iron 230
Truesilver 230
Small Thorium 250
Rich Thorium 275
Here are the skill requirements for each type of ore:
Copper 1
Tin 65
Bronze 65
Silver 75
Iron 125
Gold 155
Steel 165
Mithril 175
Truesilver 230
Dark Iron 230
Thorium 250
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Mining 1 - 65
Wow Mining Guide - Copper mining
I suggest that you mine approximately 50 copper then smelt. Copper is so abundant, so you can use any of the following mining routes or perhaps just create your own:
Mining Locations:
Alterac Mountains
Ashenvale
Darkshore
Desolace
Dun Morogh
Durotar
Duskwood
Elwynn Forest
Hillsbrad Foothills
Loch Modan
MulgoreRedridge Mountains
Silverpine Fores
Stonetalon Mountains
The Barrens
Thousand Needles, Tirisfal Glades, Westfall, and Wetlands
Horde
Tauren: Mulgore: Just choose any starting point and follow the cliffs all the way around. Don’t forget to check out the Venture Co mine. Expect 40-50 ores from this run.
Orc and Troll: An easy method is to just complete whole circuits of Durotar. There is so much copper around that you might consider it more of a challenge to strat from Razor Hill and go west toward the Quilboar grounds making sure to stay close to the cliff face until you get to the river where you head north to Orgrimmar. Next move east till you see a small farmstead, then head south and drop into the canyon. If you follow the canyon out and head south east, you’ll reach razor hill again. When you’re done you should have about 25-30 copper ores.
Undead: Starting at the DeathKenll entrance, take off to the south and follow the cliffs right around past the Undercity and on up to bulwark. Scarlet monastery is next up north, being to sure to hug the cliffs as you go. Move west when you reach the coast, then move south to follow the cliffs down to Agamand Mills. After that follow those hills south again back to the entrace of Deathknell. From this run you should get about 30-40 copper ores.
Alliance
Night elves: Darnassus has no ores at all, so you must go to Darkshore. Start at Auberdine and the go east till you reach the cliffs at the top of the map. Now move southwards, hug the cliff face as move. After arriving at Ashenvale’s entrance go north west to the coast and then back north to Auberdine. Now go east, just like before, except this time when you arrive at the cliffs, head northwards, following the clifts round the coast heading south again to Auberdine. You will find this easier than taking Auberdine in one route, this instead is a figure 8 pattern. expect 40-50 copper ores from this.
Dwarves and Gnomes: Copper is everywhere, so you really don’t need a route here.
Human: Beginning at Goldshire and heading east to the north of Crystal Lake, when you arrive at th north of the logging camp, go south. Follow the river to the border of Duskwood and Elwyn forest, then move north west and return to goldshire. If you visit at least 2 mines on this trek, you’ll get about 30-40 copper ores.
Ok, so now that you’ve followed our 1-65 WoW Mining Guide, you’ll probably want to move onto 66and above mining, that is all covered in the Ultimate World of Warcraft Guide which we recommend.
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