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.

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.

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…)

Updated for patch 4.2.

Copper Ore is the very first ore you will run into while mining.  It comes from Copper Veins and is found in mostly in lower level areas and starting zones.  You can get copper veins in just about any starting area, but the two spots I want to focus on are Durotar and Elwynn Forest.

In my opinion if you are getting Copper Ore to level up your skill you are better off just buying the ore and smelting it for the first levels. If you don’t have the gold to do this take a look at this Gold Course which teaches even the lowest level players how to make a lot of gold.

If you’re a gnome or dwarf you can take the tram from Ironforge to Stormwind to do this route, humans will already be there.  For Durotar Trolls, Orc, Tauren, all will benefit by starting in Durotar.  Blood Elves and Undead can use Eversong Woods, there’s a teleportation crystal near the outside of the city for the Undead to use that brings them to Silvermoon City.  Night Elves and Draenei will use Azuremyst Isle.  If you’re a Night Elf, there’s a boat you can get on from Darnassus that brings you to Darkshore, from there go to the furthest point of the dock and take the boat to Azuremyst Isle.

Feel free to use any of the areas you want (honestly all of the starting areas are pretty easy to collect Copper in), you don’t have to go where it says above, that’s just for ease of use. (continue reading…)

Updated for patch 4.2.

Titanium Ore is the high end mineral that is mined in Wrath of the Lich King.  It requires 450 skill to mine  and titanium can only be found in higher level zones. If you are trying to mine Titanium for gold you might be interested in learning better ways to make gold as in this Gold Course.

Titanium Ore comes from a Titanium Vein which are primarily located in Sholazar Basin, The Storm Peaks, Icecrown, and Wintergrasp.  Titanium Veins are random spawns and have a place holder.  The place holding ore for a Titanium Vein is a Saronite Deposit or Rich Saronite Deposit.  Almost every Saronite Deposit in these zones has a chance to spawn a Titanium Vein in that same location when the node respawns.  In the next section we will discuss the location of Titanium in these zones. (continue reading…)