Cataclysm Classic Mining Leveling 1-525 Guide

Overview

Mining is a gathering profession in WoW Cataclysm Classic that allows players to mine ores, metals, gems, and other valuable materials from mining nodes throughout the game world. Here’s how to get started:

1. Train Mining: Visit a Mining Trainer in any major city to learn Apprentice Mining. You can find trainers in all major cities and some smaller towns.
2. Obtain a Mining Pick: You need a Mining Pick to mine nodes. Purchase one from a General Goods or Trade Supplies vendor.
3. Find Mining Nodes: Enable Find Minerals in your tracking abilities to see mining nodes on your minimap.

Best Secondary Professions

• Blacksmithing: Complements Mining well, allowing you to use the ores and metals you gather to create armor, weapons, and other items.
• Jewelcrafting: Uses gems and metals mined to create rings, necklaces, and other valuable items.
• Engineering: Requires a lot of metals and ores to create various gadgets, devices, and even mounts.

Best Races And Classes

• Races: Dwarves and Goblins have racial bonuses that benefit Mining. Dwarves have the Explorer racial ability, increasing their Archaeology skill and allowing faster surveying, while Goblins have the racial ability Time is Money, which gives a haste boost.
• Classes: While any class can benefit from Mining, classes that use heavy armor (Warriors, Paladins, and Death Knights) may benefit more from the materials gathered.

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Differences Between WoTLK Classic And Cataclysm Classic

• Skill Cap: The skill cap for Mining in Cataclysm Classic is raised to 525.
• Experience Gains: Mining nodes now give experience points, making it beneficial to level through gathering.
• Dual Gathering: You can track both mining nodes and herb nodes simultaneously.

Profession Trainer Locations

All skill-specific trainers in Cataclysm Classic can teach recipes through 525. Generalized Profession Trainers have been added to all 1-10 zones and can teach the basics of all manufacturing and gathering professions.

Mining Deposits In Cataclysm Classic

Cataclysm Classic introduces new metals for miners:

• Obsidium Ore: Lower level, common metal found in early Cataclysm zones.
• Elementium Ore: Higher level metal found in later Cataclysm zones.
• Pyrite Ore: Rare metal sometimes found instead of Elementium.

Crafting Items In Mining

Mining primarily supports other professions by providing the raw materials needed. You won’t craft items directly vbthrough Mining, but you can smelt ores into bars, which are then used in Blacksmithing, Engineering, and Jewelcrafting.

Quality Of Life Changes

• Unified Trainers: No longer separate trainers for different skill levels. Any mining trainer can teach you all the way up to the maximum skill level.
• Stamina Boost: The Toughness ability grants a significant Stamina boost (+120 Stamina) for miners.

By following this guide, you’ll be well-equipped to make the most of the Mining profession in WoW Cataclysm Classic.

Mining Leveling Guide 1-525 Cataclysm Classic

You can learn every rank of Mining from any of the trainers listed below.

Horde Trainers:

• Orgrimmar: Makaru
• Undercity: Brom Killian
• Thunder Bluff: Brek Stonehoof
• Silverpine Forest: Johan Focht
• Durotar: Krunn
• Tanaris: Pikkle

Silvermoon City: Belil

Alliance Trainers:

• Stormwind City: Gelman Stonehand
• Ironforge: Geofram Bouldertoe
• Darkshore: Kurdram Stonehammer
• Duskwood: Matt Johnson
• Dun Morogh: Yarr Hammerstone
• Tanaris: Pikkle

The Exodar: Muaat

Outland Trainers:

• Shattrath City: Fono or Hanlir.
• Hellfire Peninsula: Krugosh (Horde) / Hurnak Grimmord (Alliance).

Northrend Trainers:

• Howling Fjord: Jonathan Lewis (Horde) / Grumbol Stoutpick (Alliance).
• Borean Tundra: Brunna Ironaxe (Horde) / Fendrig Redbeard (Alliance).

If you have enough gold, you can skip the first 500 skill points by simply smelting ores (although you will need to mine a few ores here and there). However, if you need the ores for Jewelcrafting or prefer leveling Mining regularly, scroll down for the farming routes.

Most smelting recipes are yellow or green, so the exact number of ores needed is approximate. You might need more ores if you are unlucky with skill gains.

1 – 50

Don’t forget to buy a Mining Pick from the Mining Supply vendor near your trainer! You don’t have to equip it, but you must have one in your inventory.

You will mine Copper Ore in these sections:

• Durotar
• Darkshore

50 – 100

Learn Mining Journeyman.

You will mine the following ores: Tin Ore, Silver Ore.

• Hillsbrad Foothills
• The red zone on the map is filled with Tin. Once depleted, move outside the zone where you can see the little yellowish arrows, mine a few Tin, and head back to the red zone as the Tin Veins there are likely respawned.
• Hillsbrad Foothills mining map.
• Northern Stranglethorn

100 – 150

You will mine the following ores: Iron Ore, Gold Ore.

• Western Plaguelands
• Feralas

150 – 200

Learn Mining Expert.

You will mine the following ores: Mithril Ore, Truesilver Ore.

• Felwood and Burning Steppes are the best places to farm because the mining route is straightforward. Badlands is also good, but more Mithril is found in these zones.
• Felwood Mining map
• Don’t go into Dreadmaul Rock in Burning Steppes. There’s plenty of Mithril at the corner of the map; going into the cave will get you dismounted and slow you down.
• Burning Steppes mining map

200 – 275

Learn Mining Artisan. You will mine Thorium Ore.

When you reach 275, you can go to Hellfire Peninsula and mine Fel Iron or stay in the zones listed below until you reach 300.

• Un’Goro Crater
• Un’Goro mining map
• Winterspring
• Winterspring mining map

Master Mining

300 – 325

There is not much difference between the two routes. You can get roughly the same number of Fel Iron on both routes.

Small Thorium Veins will give skill points up to 345, and Rich Thorium Veins up to 350. If you have a lot of competition in Hellfire Peninsula or don’t have a flying mount, I recommend mining more Thorium in the previous zones up to 325.

• Route 1
• Route 2

325 – 350

There will be a few Rich Adamantite nodes in Terokkar Forest that you can’t mine until you reach 350. But, they can only spawn in areas accessible by flying mount, so this is not an issue for lower-level players (Skettis and the area above Shattrath City).

• Zangarmarsh
• Terokkar Forest
• There are two caves marked with red circles on the map. You should go inside both and make sure you go all the way to the end because sometimes you won’t see the Mining nodes from the entrance.

Grand Master Mining

Visit your trainer and learn Grand Master mining (requires level 55).

350 – 400

Both Borean Tundra and Howling Fjord are great zones for leveling to 400. But I recommend using the “no flying” routes if you are still leveling and don’t have a flying mount yet. Lower-level players also might want to skip some of the caves in Borean Tundra (depending on your level and gear).

• Borean Tundra
• Howling Fjord

400 – 450

I think Sholazar Basin is the better zone for leveling to 450, and the route is much easier to follow. But, you can use Storm Peaks as an alternative if you have a lot of competition in Sholazar Basin.

• Sholazar Basin
• Storm Peaks

425 – 475

Visit your trainer and learn Illustrious Mining. You will mine Obsidium Ore.

There is a lot more Obsidium in Hyjal than in Vashj’ir, but there are also a lot more players. Hyjal is better if no one is farming the zone; otherwise, the zones are similar.

If you go to Vashj’ir, you must do the starting quests until you get your underwater mount.

• Mount Hyjal
• Vashj’ir

475 – 525

You will mine Elementium Ore.

• Twilight Highlands
• Rich Elementium Vein requires Mining 500 and Pyrite Deposit 525, so you won’t be able to mine them yet.

Pyrite Ore Mining In Cataclysm Classic

Pyrite Ore is one of the three types of ore introduced in Cataclysm Classic, along with Elementium Ore and Obsidium Ore. To mine standard Pyrite Ore nodes, you need at least 500 Mining Skill, while Rich Pyrite nodes require 525 Mining Skill.

Unique Characteristics

Pyrite Ore is unique because it shares spawn points with Elementium Ore. In any zone where Elementium Ore can spawn, there is a 10-13% chance that the node will spawn as Pyrite instead. However, Rich Pyrite deposits will only spawn in Tol Barad.

Farming Pyrite Ore

Before discussing the specifics of Rich Pyrite deposits in Tol Barad, it’s important to note that farming Pyrite in this area is generally not worthwhile. Tol Barad is a congested zone due to the PvP events and daily quests, making it difficult to farm efficiently unless you are mining during off-peak hours (late at night or early in the morning). Otherwise, you may spend more time running between node spawns than actually mining.

The ore nodes in both Tol Barad and Tol Barad Peninsula follow a spawn system featuring clusters of three nodes. When an ore node spawns out of a cluster, the other two nodes in that cluster will not spawn. Therefore, you do not need to check the other nodes within that cluster if one is active. Each cluster has an approximate spawn rate of 5 minutes. These clusters can spawn as normal Elementium Ore nodes, rich Elementium Ore nodes, and Rich Pyrite Ore nodes.

F.A.Q.

Where to learn Mining in Cataclysm Classic?

You need to visit any trainer in the main cities of old Azeroth – you can just ask a guard, and then learn Mining.

Is Mining a good profession in Cataclysm Classic?

Mining is a C-tier profession in this expansion, but it’s a valuable profession that you can benefit from choosing it as a secondary profession. It’s also a reliable gold source.

What’s the best profession to pair with Mining in Cataclysm Classic?

Blacksmithing: Complements Mining well, allowing you to use the ores and metals you gather to create armor, weapons, and other items.

Jewelcrafting: Uses gems and metals mined to create rings, necklaces, and other valuable items.

Engineering: Requires a lot of metals and ores to create various gadgets, devices, and even mounts.

What are the most optimal races to learn Mining in Cataclysm Classic?

Dwarves and Goblins have racial bonuses that benefit Mining. Dwarves have the Explorer racial ability, increasing their Archaeology skill and allowing faster surveying, while Goblins have the racial ability Time is Money, which gives a haste boost.

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