Wow Mining Guide

Adam last updated this WoW Mining Guide on: Saturday, Mar 6th 2010

Mining is one of the primary professions found in the game World of Warcraft. It is an advantageous skill, as other professions depend on it and you can make some money on the way. This WoW Mining Guide will provide you with information useful in getting an idea about this valuable profession.

Minerals, ores, and stones are found in resource nodes all over Azeroth. While questing, fighting, and exploring, you will undoubtedly come across them. Why not benefit from these naturally occurring items by learning some Mining?

The three chief professions requiring materials obtained from Mining are Blacksmithing, Engineering, and Jewelcrafting. Along with Herbalism and Skinning, it is a collecting profession. Many players contend that it is the most profitable. It is wise to learn two collecting professions at the start of the game when attempting to maximize income.

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They can then sell the items they gather and switch to crafting once the skill level is capped. Crafted items will generate money, and you can continue to craft items derived from mined material. If crafting is your goal, it is a good idea to combine Mining with Blacksmithing, Engineering, or Jewelcrafting.

Of course, you will need something with which to mine. You can find a mining pick for sale by non-player characters such as a mining supplier, a blacksmithing supplier, or an engineering supplier. It is the job of any WoW Mining Guide to alert you to the fact that you will need trained, just like any other profession.

After training, you are able to right-click on the "Find Minerals" icon, and mineral nodes will appear on the mini-map when you are near them. Upon discovering them, right-click on them and see what you get! If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Keep mining until the node disappears.

To increase your Mining skill level, it is best to avoid grey nodes. They will of course yield ore and stone, but they will never increase your skill level. As with other skills, the chances of increasing your skill level range from green to orange. Red indicates that you have insufficient skill to mine that node.

Don’t forget your manners when going out to mine. It is considered rude to use any speed boosters to beat someone to a node. In areas where Saronite or Titanium nodes are abundant, this will go out the window. It is also considerate to wait until someone engaged in battle is finished to see if they were going to mine a node nearby.

Nice guys finish last, though, so most players won’t wait and will dive right in. However, if you help to kill the mob someone is fighting, they will often allow you to split the node with them, increasing both of your skill levels.

The tips and information found here in this WoW Mining Guide will help you get started on an exciting career path. Now all you have to do is get some training and get out there and explore!

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All the best
Adam

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