The mining profession is undoubtedly one of the main gold-gathering professions in WoW. A good WoW Mining guide will walk you through the best mining circuits. Mining provides material for three professions: Engineering, Blacksmithing, and Jewelry. It is not necessary to have these professions to be a miner. To make good gold production, sell the raw ore you mine or sell it after it has been smelted. Mining, as with other gathering professions, can take a while to level up, so it’s really important to find the best mining routes and nodes.

As in any profession, the first step is to find a trainer. To help you progress from the Apprentice to Artisan skill level, use the following list of trainers and their locations.

Gelman Stonehand – Dwarf District, Stormwind

Yarr Hammerstone – Stellgrill Deposit, Dun Morogh

Wet Drizzle – Gol’Bolar Quarry, Dun Morogh

Geofram Bouldertoe – The Great Forge, Ironforge

Dulvi – Azure Watchtower, Azuremyst Isle

Muaat – Trader Tier, The Exodar

Kurdram Stonehammer- Auberdine, Darkshore

Brock Stonefinder – Thelsamar, Loch Modan

Prospector Nachlan – Bloodguard, Bloodmist Isle

Matt Johnson – Darkshire, Duskwood

Brom Killian – War Quarter, Undercity

Brek Stonehoof – Lower Back, Thunder Bluff

Krunn-Knife Hill, Durotar

Makaru – Valley of Honor, Orgrimmar

Belil – Wanderers’ Square, Silvermoon

Johan Focht – The Sepulchre, Forest of Silver Pine

Pikkle – Gadgetzan, Tanaris

The first thing you need to buy is a mining pick. You will usually find merchants selling these near your mining trainer. The next thing to do is find a good mining vein. You will find them near mountains, quest sites, and obviously mines. Here’s a list of the different minerals you can mine and the skill level you’ll need.

copper-1

tin-65

Fire- 65

silver-75

Bronze – 75

Iron-125

indurium-150

Gold-155

Lesser Bloodstone- 155

Steel-165

Mithril-175

truesilver-230

Dark Iron – 230

small thorium-245

Rich Thorium-275

Hakkari Thorium Vein- 275

Small Obsidian Chunk – 305

Large Chunk of Obsidian- 305

Fel Iron-300

Adamantite- 325

Rich Adamantite- 350

Cobalt-350

korium-375

Rich Cobalt-375 Node

Saronite node-375

Saronite-425 rich node

Titanium Node-450