WoW Mining Guide
This WoW mining guide will assist you to speed up your levelling from 1-450.
Mining can be very costly if you would prefer to rather buy the material then go have a look at my gold guide page for plenty of gold making hints.
For those who need to know what and how World Of Warcraft mining works here is a brief rundown:
It is useful to pick blacksmithing , jewel-crafting or engineering if you choose mining as you can use some of the material that you gather for these professions.
There will always be a necessity for materials that you have mined as other players who don’t wish to mine themselves will need to purchase these mining materials from someone else, to be precise you. More gold for you is always a good thing is it not.You will primarily be collecting the following items when you mine in WoW, they are are: metals,stones and some gems. As mentioned blacksmiths, engineers and jewel-crafters need these.You can also gain mining materials from monsters that you have maybe killed.
Don’t ignore the time aspect that it takes to collect materials in a gathering profession such as mining. It can be quite time consuming to level up your mining skill so many players just choose to rather buy the required mining materials or mats from the auction house.You are going to have to get your hands a little dirty though if you are not flush with gold as the buying the mining materials option will seriously need oodles of gold. Remember to read my gold making tips on my World Of Warcraft gold guide page mentioned at the beginning of the article.
To start mining you will need the following:
1.First you must be trained in mining by a local mining trainer
2.Go buy a pick from your local merchant
3.A pair of the least expensive gloves you can locate and then get them enchanted with a +5 mining skill enchant which should cost round 2 gold..
4.A mining helmet will add +5 to your mining as well. Ask an engineer to create one for you, buy one in the AH or if you are an engineer build it yourself.
5.You need to locate a mineral vein to start gathering the ore.
Note: The gloves and helmet that I mentioned are optional accessories but are highly recommended to better your chance while mining.
The trainers in WoW are situated here:
Horde players go to Vengeance Landing, Howling Fjord and find Jonathan Lewis.
If you are playing the Alliance then [head on overgo] to Valiance Keep in Borean Tundra and search for Fendrig Redbeard or you can search for Grumbol Stoutpick in Valgarde, Howling Fjord.
OR Both factions can head on over to Dalaran and locate Jedidiah Handers in the Magus Commerce Exchange.
I have included all the mineral veins locations and types and a full 1-450 mining guide on page 2 of my WoW mining guide website. Here is the link:
World Of Warcraft Mining Guide 1-450
Thanks for reading my World Of Warcraft mining guide. My full WoW mining guide page 1 is located here.