Mining 1–300

What’s new for Mining in Forever?

Mining Trainers and Profession Ranks

You can now find starting trainers right in the starting zones. The following location maps are visible by default; each marker indicates the Apprentice trainer. For higher ranks, visit a regular Mining trainer.

Alliance · Kelsey Fargo

Northshire, Elwynn Forest · Apprentice

/way 47.2 32.6

Horde · Norzsh

Valley of Trials, Durotar · Apprentice

/way 40.6 68.0

Mining Pick, Find Minerals, and Equipment

Keep a Mining Pick in your inventory and activate Find Minerals. You do not need to equip your pick. Mining skill bonuses may allow you to mine higher-tier veins a little earlier. Trade goods vendors sell Mining Picks; on Zephras Isle, Halavuul Cragwind in Valanaar also sells one.

Leveling Mining: Route 1–245

The major ranges 1–65 · 65–125 · 125–175 · 175–245 · 245–300 are retained from my Classic guide. Color coding refers to the specified ore vein; once a vein turns yellow, expect to mine more veins for each point.

1–65 · Copper

Classic estimate: about 30 veins plus smelting

1–25

Copper Vein Mine and .

Copper veins and smelting are orange until skill 25.

25–50

Continue mining Copper and smelt your collected Copper Ore at a forge.

The vein is yellow; smelting turns yellow at 25 and later green.

50–65

Train , then mine your remaining Copper veins. Switch to Tin from skill 65.

Copper veins are now green. Keep some bars for Bronze and the Lodestone.

Route: Follow the edges of hills and mountains. Night Elves can usually find more veins in Darkshore than in the small Teldrassil starting area. Copper veins have also been recorded on Zephras Isle, so Skyborn can start there.

Alliance · Elwynn Forest

Humans · Click map

Alliance · Darkshore

Night Elves · Click map

Alliance · Dun Morogh

Dwarves and Gnomes · Click map

Horde · Durotar

Orcs and Trolls · Click map

Horde · Tirisfal

Undead · Click map

Horde · Mulgore

Tauren · Click map

65–125 · Tin and Silver

Classic estimate: about 60 veins

65–90

Tin Vein Mine and collect every you find from skill 75 onward.

Tin is orange until 90, and Silver is orange from 75 to 100.

90–115

Keep leveling with Tin and Silver. Optionally smelt Bronze from Copper and Tin Bars.

Tin is yellow; Silver turns yellow at 100. Bronze is green from 90 and gray at 115.

115–125

Prioritize Silver or investigate the Classic alternatives Incendicite Mineral Vein und and .

Tin is green; Silver stays yellow until 125. The Incendicite caves are from the Classic route, so check the deposits on site.

Alternative from my Classic guide: The spider cave near Dun Algaz Pass in the Wetlands at /way 53 64 contains Incendicite. Its quest is Alliance-only, but Horde players also used these deposits to level. Another Classic cave lies east of Hammerfall in Arathi Highlands at /way 80 40. Check these special deposits before making a long trip.

The Barrens · Tin and Silver

Start at the Crossroads, then circle the hills.

Thousand Needles · Tin and Silver

Start at the Great Lift and include caves along the way.

125–175 · Iron and Gold

Classic estimate: about 100 veins

125–150

Expert rank Train Iron Deposit and mine

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Iron is orange until 150. Smelting only helps briefly: Iron Bars turn gray at 140.

Keep farming Iron, and from 155 collect every Gold Vein you find from skill 75 onward.

you encounter. Iron is yellow; Gold is orange from 155 to 180. can help until 185, but becomes increasingly unreliable.

Route: Extend your Thousand Needles loop around the Shimmering Flats. In Desolace and the Badlands, follow the mountain edges and include caves and narrow passes.

Desolace · Iron and Gold

Wide circuit along the mountain ranges.

Badlands · Iron and Gold

Include rocks and small caves.

175–245 · Mithril and Truesilver

Proven Classic leveling stage 175–245

175–200

Mine Mine and keep or sell the behalten oder verkaufen.

. Mithril is orange until 200. Smelting Mithril does not grant skill points here.

200–225

Train Artisan Mining with a regular trainer and stay on your Mithril route. You can also mine Gold veins along the way.

Mithril stays yellow through 225 and then turns green.

225–245

Continue using the Mithril maps. From skill 230, mine Truesilver Deposit you find from skill 75 onward.

. Mithril is green; Truesilver is orange from 230 to 255. Learn Artisan by this point if you have not already.

Route: In the Badlands, circle the outer cliffs; in Searing Gorge, follow the perimeter. Azshara and Tanaris are alternatives when your main zone is crowded.

Badlands · Mithril

Follow the outer mountain edge.

Searing Gorge · Mithril

Circle the perimeter and include the gorge if needed.

Azshara · Mithril

Alternative when other zones are crowded.

Tanaris · Mithril

Longer route with less overlap.

Mining 245–300: Thorium and New Bars

Use the Classic farming maps as a route reference. Color coding depends on the type of Thorium vein being mined.

245–300 · Thorium

Classic estimate: about 100 veins

245–270

Small Thorium Vein and mine

Small Thorium veins are orange from 245 and yellow from 270.

270–275

Continue mining Small Thorium Veins until you can mine Rich Thorium.

Small Thorium is yellow; a +5 Mining bonus can unlock Rich Thorium at 270.

275–300

Rich Thorium Vein Mine

along the Classic loops. Rich Thorium stays orange through 300. You may also find along the way.

Un’Goro Crater · Thorium

Circle the outer edge and include the central mountain.

Burning Steppes · Thorium

Dark Iron veins may also spawn, but are not required for this Thorium route.

Eastern Plaguelands · Thorium

Make a broad loop along the zone boundaries.

New Bars: Crafting and Uses

When Do Ore Veins Turn Orange, Yellow, or Green?

The table shows the skill thresholds Mining requirement / Yellow from / Green from / Gray from based on the current Forever data. Use them to see when each vein guarantees points and when you need more runs.

Can You Level Mining by Smelting Alone?

Smelting at a forge can provide skill points until roughly 185 . The chance decreases as a recipe changes color. Between skill 140 and 155, you must mine ore deposits, because available smelting recipes no longer award points and Gold requires skill 155. Past 185, you generally need to mine veins again: smelting Mithril, Truesilver, and Thorium does not award Mining skill points in this route.

Which New Materials Are Worth Gathering?

Mining Camping Items: Effects and Recipe Sources

The three Mining camping items have different functions. Set them up at a campfire; higher tiers retain the Lodestone melee bonus. Camping items share a one-hour cooldown.