WoW Forever Mining Guide: Leveling 1 to 300, Veins, Zones and Smelting

Level your profession from 1 to 300, tier by tier: what to mine at each skill level, the best zones for your faction, the trainers and what Forever changed.

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How to use this guide

Enter your current skill in mining: your tier is highlighted.
Follow the tiers in order: each one tells you what to mine and which zones to go to.
Hover or tap an item to read its tooltip, exactly as in game.
Classic rule, to be confirmed in game: a resource raises your skill from its required level up to 100 points above it (skinning and fishing: from the level of the mobs and zones).

Item names

Your skill in mining

Your faction

New recipe or item exclusive to Forever Changed recipe or item different from the original game
Steps marked "after the beta" cannot be played yet: the beta stops at 225.

What you need

Required tool: Mining Pick

Your tiers

You are at 1Goal: 300

From 1 to 25: mine Copper Ore (Copper Vein, Poor Copper Vein)

Best zones: Zephras Isle (≈ 230 nodes), Dun Morogh (≈ 220 nodes), Elwynn Forest (≈ 219 nodes), Loch Modan (≈ 151 nodes)

From 25 to 50: mine Copper Ore (Copper Vein, Poor Copper Vein)

Best zones: Zephras Isle (≈ 230 nodes), Dun Morogh (≈ 220 nodes), Elwynn Forest (≈ 219 nodes), Loch Modan (≈ 151 nodes)

From 50 to 75: mine Incendicite Ore (Incendicite Mineral Vein), Tin Ore (Tin Vein), Copper Ore (Copper Vein, Poor Copper Vein)

Best zones: Zephras Isle (≈ 230 nodes), Dun Morogh (≈ 220 nodes), Elwynn Forest (≈ 219 nodes), Redridge Mountains (≈ 271 nodes)

From 75 to 100: mine Lesser Bloodstone Ore (Lesser Bloodstone Deposit), Silver Ore (Ooze Covered Silver Vein, Silver Vein), Incendicite Ore (Incendicite Mineral Vein), Tin Ore (Tin Vein)

Best zones: Redridge Mountains (≈ 184 nodes), Thousand Needles (≈ 204 nodes), Hillsbrad Foothills (≈ 198 nodes), Arathi Highlands (≈ 208 nodes)

From 100 to 125: mine Lesser Bloodstone Ore (Lesser Bloodstone Deposit), Silver Ore (Ooze Covered Silver Vein, Silver Vein), Incendicite Ore (Incendicite Mineral Vein), Tin Ore (Tin Vein)

Best zones: Arathi Highlands (≈ 208 nodes), Thousand Needles (≈ 204 nodes), Hillsbrad Foothills (≈ 198 nodes), Redridge Mountains (≈ 184 nodes)

From 125 to 150: mine Iron Ore (Iron Deposit), Lesser Bloodstone Ore (Lesser Bloodstone Deposit), Silver Ore (Ooze Covered Silver Vein, Silver Vein), Incendicite Ore (Incendicite Mineral Vein), Tin Ore (Tin Vein)

Best zones: Arathi Highlands (≈ 351 nodes), Thousand Needles (≈ 314 nodes), Desolace (≈ 236 nodes), Stranglethorn Vale (≈ 208 nodes)

From 150 to 175: mine Gold Ore (Gold Vein, Ooze Covered Gold Vein), Indurium Ore (Indurium Mineral Vein), Iron Ore (Iron Deposit)

Best zones: Arathi Highlands (≈ 262 nodes), Stranglethorn Vale (≈ 214 nodes), Thousand Needles (≈ 184 nodes), Badlands (≈ 196 nodes)

From 175 to 200: mine Mithril Ore (Mithril Deposit, Ooze Covered Mithril Deposit), Gold Ore (Gold Vein, Ooze Covered Gold Vein), Indurium Ore (Indurium Mineral Vein), Iron Ore (Iron Deposit)

Best zones: Arathi Highlands (≈ 313 nodes), Badlands (≈ 271 nodes), Stranglethorn Vale (≈ 275 nodes), Desolace (≈ 245 nodes)

From 200 to 225: mine Mithril Ore (Mithril Deposit, Ooze Covered Mithril Deposit), Gold Ore (Gold Vein, Ooze Covered Gold Vein), Indurium Ore (Indurium Mineral Vein)

Best zones: Badlands (≈ 184 nodes), The Hinterlands (≈ 198 nodes), Arathi Highlands (≈ 170 nodes), Tanaris (≈ 179 nodes)

From 225 to 250: mine Dark Iron Ore (Dark Iron Deposit), Truesilver Ore (Ooze Covered Truesilver Deposit, Truesilver Deposit), Mithril Ore (Mithril Deposit, Ooze Covered Mithril Deposit), Gold Ore (Gold Vein, Ooze Covered Gold Vein) after the beta

Best zones: Burning Steppes (≈ 274 nodes), The Hinterlands (≈ 293 nodes), Searing Gorge (≈ 227 nodes), Tanaris (≈ 255 nodes)

From 250 to 275: mine Thorium Ore (Ooze Covered Thorium Vein, Small Thorium Vein, Hakkari Thorium Vein), Dark Iron Ore (Dark Iron Deposit), Truesilver Ore (Ooze Covered Truesilver Deposit, Truesilver Deposit) after the beta

Best zones: Burning Steppes (≈ 290 nodes), Silithus (≈ 273 nodes), Winterspring (≈ 227 nodes), Un'Goro Crater (≈ 187 nodes)

From 275 to 300: mine Thorium Ore (Ooze Covered Thorium Vein, Small Thorium Vein, Hakkari Thorium Vein), Dark Iron Ore (Dark Iron Deposit), Truesilver Ore (Ooze Covered Truesilver Deposit, Truesilver Deposit) after the beta

Best zones: Burning Steppes (≈ 290 nodes), Silithus (≈ 273 nodes), Winterspring (≈ 227 nodes), Un'Goro Crater (≈ 187 nodes)

Smelting on the way

Smelting the ore you gather also raises your mining skill: it is not the main route, just a bonus.

From 25 to 65 — Smelt: Copper Bar

1 ×Copper Ore

From 65 to 75 — Smelt: Bronze Bar

1 ×Copper Bar

1 ×Tin Bar

From 75 to 125 — Smelt: Silver Bar

1 ×Silver Ore

From 125 to 140 — Smelt: Iron Bar

1 ×Iron Ore

From 170 to 185 — Smelt: Gold Bar

1 ×Gold Ore

In the data, smelting no longer raises your skill beyond 185.

No colour data for smelting between 1 and 25, 140 and 170, 185 and 300.

See all nodes (12)

All mining nodes

Copper Ore — skill 1
- Copper Vein Changed
- Copper Vein
- Copper Vein
- Copper Vein
- Poor Copper Vein New
Incendicite Ore — skill 65
- Incendicite Mineral Vein
- Incendicite Mineral Vein
Tin Ore — skill 65
- Tin Vein Changed
- Tin Vein
- Tin Vein
- Tin Vein
Lesser Bloodstone Ore — skill 75
- Lesser Bloodstone Deposit
Silver Ore — skill 75
- Ooze Covered Silver Vein
- Silver Vein Changed
- Silver Vein
Iron Ore — skill 125
- Iron Deposit
Indurium Ore — skill 150
- Indurium Mineral Vein
Gold Ore — skill 155
- Gold Vein
- Gold Vein
- Gold Vein Changed
- Ooze Covered Gold Vein
Mithril Ore — skill 175
- Mithril Deposit
- Mithril Deposit
- Mithril Deposit
- Ooze Covered Mithril Deposit
Dark Iron Ore — skill 230
- Dark Iron Deposit
Truesilver Ore — skill 230
- Ooze Covered Truesilver Deposit
- Truesilver Deposit
- Truesilver Deposit
- Truesilver Deposit Changed
Thorium Ore — skill 245
- Ooze Covered Thorium Vein
- Small Thorium Vein
- Small Thorium Vein
- Small Thorium Vein
- Hakkari Thorium Vein
- Ooze Covered Rich Thorium Vein
- Rich Thorium Vein
- Heavy Thorium Vein New

What changed

Forever has 38 nodes (12 gathered items): 2 New and 5 Changed compared with Classic.

Profession bonus

Legacy points: at skill 150, 225, 300. See the Legacy tree

Where to find a mining trainer

A mining trainer teaches you the new ranks and most of the basic recipes. List for your faction.

Other trainers

Brock Stoneseeker — Loch Modan (37.0, 47.8)
Brock StoneseekerLoch Modan
Loch Modan, coordinates 37.0, 47.8.
Dank Drizzlecut — Dun Morogh (69.2, 55.4)
Dank DrizzlecutDun Morogh
Dun Morogh, coordinates 69.2, 55.4.
Fanorran Stilloak — Teldrassil (58.2, 41.4)
Fanorran StilloakTeldrassil
Teldrassil, coordinates 58.2, 41.4.
Gelman Stonehand — Stormwind City (51.0, 17.2)
Gelman StonehandStormwind City
Stormwind City, coordinates 51.0, 17.2.
Geofram Bouldertoe — Ironforge (50.2, 26.0)
Geofram BouldertoeIronforge
Ironforge, coordinates 50.2, 26.0.
Grungle — Riverglades (77.6, 51.8)
GrungleRiverglades
Riverglades, coordinates 77.6, 51.8.
Halavuul Cragwind — Zephras Isle (65.4, 80.4)
Halavuul CragwindZephras Isle
Zephras Isle, coordinates 65.4, 80.4.
Kelsey Fargo — Elwynn Forest (47.2, 32.2)
Kelsey FargoElwynn Forest
Elwynn Forest, coordinates 47.2, 32.2.
Kurdram Stonehammer — Darkshore (38.2, 41.0)
Kurdram StonehammerDarkshore
Darkshore, coordinates 38.2, 41.0.
Matt Johnson — Duskwood (74.0, 49.4)
Matt JohnsonDuskwood
Duskwood, coordinates 74.0, 49.4.
Messana Crestwind — Zephras Isle (44.6, 44.6)
Messana CrestwindZephras Isle
Zephras Isle, coordinates 44.6, 44.6.
Pikkle — Tanaris (51.0, 28.0)
PikkleTanaris
Tanaris, coordinates 51.0, 28.0.
Sally Swiftwrench — Dun Morogh (28.8, 67.8)
Sally SwiftwrenchDun Morogh
Dun Morogh, coordinates 28.8, 67.8.
Yarr Hammerstone — Dun Morogh (50.0, 50.4)
Yarr HammerstoneDun Morogh
Dun Morogh, coordinates 50.0, 50.4.

How to use this guide

What you need

Your tiers

Smelting on the way

All mining nodes

What changed

Profession bonus

Where to find a mining trainer

Other trainers

Other trainers

See also