Updated for patch 4.2.

Elementium Ore is one of the newest ore introduced to World of Warcraft with the Cataclysm expansion.  You’ll need to have your mining skill level at 475 or higher to begin mining for this ore.  You will find Elementium in Elementium Veins and Rich Elementium Veins (these require your mining to be at least 500).  While you are mining for Elementium you’ll come across rare node spawns of Pyrite (you can mine this at 525). If you are mining Elementium to make gold please take a look at this Gold Course to ensure you know the proper strategies to make gold.

Elementium Ore in Deepholm

Deepholm is, in my opinion, the best place to farm for Elementium Ore. The zone is pretty much full of veins and if you stick to the basic route shown on the map below you shouldn’t have problems finding any, unless their are a lot of other players out there farming it too. There is one catch to farming for Elementium Ore in Deepholm (or leveling in Deepholm) and that is that you need to be at least level 82 to be able to get to the zone. It’s because of this that I’ve included another zone you can try out if you aren’t high enough yet.

Elementium Ore in Twilight Highlands

Twilight Highlands is another zone that you can farm for Elementium Ore in. This zone levels 84-85 so if you do skip farming in Deepholm because you aren’t level 82 yet, be aware that if you have to fight mobs while farming it will be difficult. Other than that, there isn’t much you need to know about this zone.

If you’re looking for information on Leveling your Mining see my WoW Mining Guide.

Updated for patch 4.2.

Saronite Ore is one of the most common ores you’ll farm in Wrath of the Lich King, mainly because people mine it while trying to find Titanium. However, Blizzard has been and is currently implementing more uses for Saronite. Saronite can be converted into Titanium now, etc, so it’s still a fairly high demand ore even though it’s mined in mass quantity everyday.

I’ll admit it can be hard to farm for even Saronite at times (Titanium is even worse ) because of all the players trying to farm it and sell it on the Auction House for a profit. If you are simply mining for gold I suggest you take a look at this Gold Course as it might be of great help to you.

You must be 400 to mine Saronite Deposit and 425 skill to mine Rich Saronite Deposit. The two zones that I’ve chosen are Sholazar Basin and Icecrown. (continue reading…)

Updated for patch 4.2.

There are a few types of Thorium Veins you will encounter on these routes, small and rich. You must be mining skill 230 to mine the Small Thorium veins and mining skill 255 to mine the Rich Thorium Veins. If the reason you are mining is for gold then please take a look at this Gold Course which teaches you how to reach the gold cap.

The two zones I have chosen are Winterspring and Silithus which both have a mix of each of the Thorium veins. (continue reading…)

Updated for patch 4.2.

Iron Ore is a great Ore to mine because you can sell it in the Auction House for a lot of gold.  I’ve seen some people have some pretty good market dominance with Iron Ore on a few of the servers I’ve been on making it sell for as much as 30 gold a stack, more than Saronite typically does. If you are mining for gold you might have surprisingly good success with mining for Iron. If you feel like you need more tips or tricks on how to make more gold take a look at this Gold Guide. Iron Ore requires a mining skill level of 125.

For the Iron Ore routes I’ve chosen three, Feralas, Western Plaguelands, and The Cape of Stranglethorn.

Iron Ore in Feralas

This is likely the best spot for farming Iron Ore since the shattering of Azeroth.

Iron Ore in Western Plaguelands

Western Plaguelands is another good zone to farm for Iron Ore in.  All you need to do here is run a big loop of the zone, avoiding the northern section.

Iron Ore in The Cape of Stranglethorn

The Cape of Stranglethorn will provide you with some good Iron Ore farming. Just follow the route on the map below.

If you’re looking for information on Leveling your Mining see my WoW Mining Guide.

Updated for patch 4.2.

Tin Ore is the next list you’ll be exposed to and may even be exposed to some Tin Veins while mining Copper. You must be mining skill level 65 in order to mine Tin. As I know it can be quite frustrating mining for gold at times I thought you may be interested in this Gold Course which shows you how to maximize your gold profits.

There are quite a few zones to get Tin so I’m going to focus on two of the best. They each happen to be on different continents so essentially I’ve made one per continent in case you are unable to freely travel or don’t feel like it. The two zones I choose for mining Tin are Hillsbrad Foothills and Ashenvale.

Tin Ore in Ashenvale

This is an easy route to follow but it is a big more lengthy of a run/flight so if you don’t like what you see here take a look at the next map for Hillsbrad Foothills. (continue reading…)