Mining

Gathering

Pairs with Blacksmithing · Engineering

Last verified: 15 Oct 2026
recipes
17
new recipes in Forever
5
trainers
22
camp items
3

Highlights

  • Nodes respawn faster when more players are nearby.
  • Starter manual 'Mining for Dummies' gives +2 skill.
  • Rockslicer (dungeon drop) lets non-miners mine.

Ranks

  • ApprenticeSkill 1-75 · Needs skill 0Level: none or 5 (sources disagree)
  • JourneymanSkill 75-150 · Needs skill 50Level: 10
  • ExpertSkill 150-225 · Needs skill 125Level: 20 (sources disagree for gathering: 10 or none)
  • ArtisanSkill 225-300 · Needs skill 200Level: Not known yet — the beta stops at level 30

Leveling 1-225

Where to gather at each step, from 1 to 225. Your faction's zones are shown first.

  1. 1-65
    Alliance: Zephras Isle, Dun Morogh, Elwynn Forest, Loch ModanHorde: Zephras Isle, Mulgore, Durotar, Tirisfal Glades, The BarrensMine Copper. Smelt it into Copper Bars at any forge: orange up to 25, so do it early. Learn Journeyman at 50. Night elves: Teldrassil has no Copper, go to Darkshore.    Confirmed in Forever
  2. 65-125
    Alliance: Redridge Mountains, Loch Modan, Wetlands, Duskwood, Hillsbrad Foothills, AshenvaleHorde: The Barrens, Silverpine Forest, Hillsbrad Foothills, Ashenvale, Stonetalon Mountains, Thousand NeedlesMine Tin, grab any Silver you see. Smelt Bronze (Copper + Tin) for points up to 90 and Silver up to 112. Learn Expert at 125.    Confirmed in Forever
  3. 125-175
    Alliance: Arathi Highlands, Thousand Needles, Stranglethorn Vale, Alterac Mountains, DesolaceHorde: Arathi Highlands, Thousand Needles, Stranglethorn Vale, Alterac Mountains, DesolaceMine Iron, and Gold from 155. Gold Bars stay orange until 170: smelt them for safe points.    Confirmed in Forever
  4. 175-225
    Alliance: Desolace, Stranglethorn Vale, Arathi Highlands, Badlands, Tanaris, The HinterlandsHorde: Desolace, Stranglethorn Vale, Arathi Highlands, Badlands, Tanaris, The HinterlandsMine Mithril, keep tapping Iron and Gold while they are yellow. Desolace and Stranglethorn suit a level 30; Badlands, Tanaris and The Hinterlands are richer but have higher-level mobs.    Confirmed in Forever

Not known yet — Artisan (225-300) needs character level 35, past the beta.

What you gather

  • Poor Copper VeinSkill 1Alliance: Elwynn Forest, Dun MoroghHorde: Durotar, Mulgore, Tirisfal GladesBeta data
  • Copper VeinSkill 1Alliance: Dun Morogh, Elwynn Forest, Loch Modan, Redridge Mountains, Darkshore, WestfallHorde: Mulgore, The Barrens, Tirisfal Glades, Durotar, Silverpine ForestBoth factions: Zephras Isle, Stonetalon MountainsConfirmed in Forever
  • Tin VeinSkill 65Alliance: Redridge Mountains, Loch Modan, Duskwood, Wetlands, DarkshoreHorde: The Barrens, Silverpine ForestBoth factions: Ashenvale, Hillsbrad Foothills, Thousand Needles, Stonetalon Mountains, DesolaceConfirmed in Forever
  • Incendicite Mineral VeinSkill 65Alliance: WetlandsGame files
  • Silver VeinSkill 75Alliance: Redridge Mountains, Wetlands, DuskwoodHorde: The BarrensBoth factions: Arathi Highlands, Thousand Needles, Hillsbrad Foothills, Stranglethorn ValeConfirmed in Forever
  • Lesser Bloodstone DepositSkill 75Both factions: Arathi HighlandsGame files
  • Iron DepositSkill 125Alliance: DuskwoodHorde: Badlands, Swamp of SorrowsBoth factions: Arathi Highlands, Desolace, Stranglethorn Vale, Thousand Needles, Alterac MountainsConfirmed in Forever
  • Gold VeinSkill 155Horde: BadlandsBoth factions: Arathi Highlands, Stranglethorn Vale, Thousand Needles, Alterac Mountains, TanarisConfirmed in Forever
  • Mithril DepositSkill 175Horde: BadlandsBoth factions: Desolace, Stranglethorn Vale, Arathi Highlands, The Hinterlands, Tanaris, Searing GorgeConfirmed in Forever
  • Truesilver DepositSkill 230Both factions: Winterspring, The Hinterlands, Burning Steppes, Eastern Plaguelands, Un'Goro Crater, AzsharaConfirmed in Forever

Goblin tips

  • Pair Mining with Blacksmithing or Engineering: they eat bars and stone non-stop.
  • Turn on Find Minerals and keep a Mining Pick in your bags. Every vein can also drop a scarce mineral such as Pyrite: keep it.
  • Sell early Copper and Tin on the Auction House: new crafters always need them.
  • Veins respawn faster where more players are around, so busy zones are not a dead end.

Steps built from the beta game files, Wowhead's Forever database and public Forever guides. Each step shows how sure we are.

Recipes

Heavy Thorium BarAzerothium BarMolten FoundryRock GardenLodestoneElementium BarTruesilver BarSee all 17 recipes →

Camp items

Place one at a campfire: everyone sitting nearby gets the buff for 1 hour.

  1. Tier 1 · Skill 20LodestoneMelee Attack Power (does not stack with Blessing of Might)How to get it: From the trainer or the Camping 101 quest
  2. Tier 2 · Skill 140Rock GardenA mineral vein that grows over timeHow to get it: Blueprint from Relic Guardian, in Excavation Site: Wetlands
  3. Tier 3 · Skill 300Molten FoundryNeeded to smelt Heavy ThoriumHow to get it: Not known yet — the beta stops at level 30

Mining camp stations: recipes, build cost, blueprintsHow camping works

Where to train

Your faction's trainers first. Neutral towns train both factions.

  • Gelman StonehandStormwind · Stormwind City · Dwarven District, upstairs in Stonehand MiningUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • Geofram BouldertoeIronforge · Ironforge · Deepmountain Mining Guild, north side of the Great ForgeUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • MakaruOrgrimmar · Orgrimmar · Valley of HonorUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • Brek StonehoofThunder Bluff · Thunder Bluff · Stonehoof Geology, lower riseUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • Brom KillianUndercity · Undercity · War QuarterUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • Fanorran StilloakAldrassil · Teldrassil · Aldrassil (junior trainer)Up to Apprentice
  • Kurdram StonehammerAuberdine · Darkshore · Northern Auberdine, by the forgeUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • Vartha RockmaneCamp Narache · Mulgore · Camp Narache (junior trainer)Up to Apprentice
  • Matt JohnsonDarkshire · Duskwood · Outside, behind the blacksmith buildingUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • Walter MasonDeathknell · Tirisfal Glades · Upstairs (junior trainer)Up to Apprentice
  • Sally SwiftwrenchDun Morogh · Dun Morogh (junior trainer)Up to Apprentice
  • Kelsey FargoElwynn Forest · Elwynn Forest (junior trainer)Up to Apprentice
  • PikkleNeutralGadgetzan · Tanaris · Small house (marked on the site's picture)Up to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • Dank DrizzlecutGol'Bolar Quarry · Dun Morogh · Gol'Bolar QuarryUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • GrungleNewNeutralPowderfuse Port · Riverglades · Powderfuse PortUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • KrunnRazor Hill · Durotar · Near the forge, north-west cornerUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • Messana CrestwindNewNeutralShen'dar Village · Zephras Isle · Shen'dar VillageUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • Yarr HammerstoneSteelgrill's Depot · Dun Morogh · Downstairs in a building north-east of KharanosUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • NorzshThe Den · Durotar · The Den (junior trainer)Up to Apprentice
  • Johan FochtThe Sepulcher · Silverpine Forest · Inside the crypt, downstairsUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • Brock StoneseekerThelsamar · Loch Modan · Mining building two buildings east of the innUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)
  • Halavuul CragwindNewNeutralValanaar · Zephras Isle · ValanaarUp to Artisan (not checked: the beta stops at level 30)

All Mining trainers

Main source: wow-professions.com (beta client). Not every trainer is checked in game yet.

Scarce materials

New or rarer materials in Forever: Pyrite.

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