World of Warcraft Mining Guide

Adam last updated this World of Warcraft Mining Guide on: Saturday, Jul 24th 2010

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On Azeroth, just as in real life, you want a profession that others depend on and one that generates cash, right? Well, mining might be the job for you. This World of Warcraft Mining Guide will illustrate some things you may wish to consider when deciding if this profession is right for your character class.

Resource nodes are found throughout Azeroth. The primary profession of Mining provides you with the ability to extract, minerals, ores, and stones from these nodes. These materials are needed by blacksmiths, engineers, and jewelcrafters.

How nice would it be to gather all of these items and sell them to other professions for a little profit now and then? Since they are scattered everywhere, and you are going to come across them in everything you do while playing World of Warcraft, Mining is a handy profession for money-making.

If you are even remotely familiar with professions, you of course know that you will need to be trained in Mining. Once you have located a trainer and have been schooled in basic Mining, you will need to find a mining pick. They can be purchased from trade merchants or other merchants found near mining trainers.

Master Mining abilities require a skill level of over 300 and you will need to be trained on the Hellfire Peninsula in Outland. To acquire Grand Master Mining capabilities, you will need a skill level of 375-450 and travel to Northrend. Alliance members will learn from Fendrig Redbeard or Grumbol Stoutpick. Horde players should seek Jonathan Lewis. Either side may learn from Jedidiah Handers at the Magus Commerce Exchange.

Once you have visited the trainers listed in this World of Warcraft Mining Guide, you will need to find mineral veins. Click your "Find Minerals" icon while playing and they will show up on the mini-map when you are close by. You will have to explore in order to find them. Often, they are found around quest locations, inside mines (obviously), and near mountains. It is a good idea to discover a repeatable path between the nodes you uncover.

To begin mining, simply right-click on a mineral vein. You may find some minerals or even some rough stone. Success is never certain, so try again if you fail. Mine the vein until it is gone.

It would be incredibly remiss of me if I didn't mention in the World of Warcraft Mining Guide that occasionally, you will encounter another player who is after the same node as you. Incredibly nice people will allow the other player to mine it all for themselves. Greedy players will try to take it all, and some will offer to alternate mining turns, enabling them both to boost their skill level.

It is, however, generally poor form to jump on a node if someone is fighting a monster near one. They may well be planning to mine it. Also, do not use speed enhancing methods to blow by someone if you see them heading for the same node. Don’t be that jerk who hammers on the accelerator in a parking lot just to get two spots closer.

Using the etiquette and techniques in this World of Warcraft Mining Guide, you can start your path to digging for fun and profit!

I hope you found this World of Warcraft Mining Guide helpful.