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	Mining (Profession)
	List of ore veins • List of ore by zone • Quests • Recipes • Trainers • Leveling guide

This is a list of all Ore by area. The recommended character level is listed as well as the minimum mining level. The turns green is pretty self-explanatory, it's the mining skill level where the deposits turn green.

Eastern Kingdoms

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Elwynn Forest	1-10	1		Copper
Dun Morogh	1-10	1		Copper
Eversong Woods	1-10	1		Copper
Tirisfal Glades	1-10	1		Copper
Ghostlands	9-21	1 1 50		Copper Tin Silver
Silverpine Forest	10-20	1 1 50		Copper Tin Silver
Westfall	10-20	1 1 50		Copper Tin Silver
Loch Modan	10-20	1 1 50		Copper Tin Silver
Redridge Mountains	15-25	1 1 50		Copper Tin Silver (rare)
Duskwood	18-30	1 1 50 100 115		Copper Tin Silver Iron Gold (rare)
Hillsbrad Foothills	20-30	1 50 100 115		Tin Silver Iron Gold
Wetlands	20-30	1 1 50  ? 100		Copper Tin Silver Incendicite Ore (quest) Iron
Alterac Mountains	30-40	1 50 100		Tin Silver Iron
Arathi Highlands	30-40	1 50  ? 100 115 150 165		Tin Silver Lesser Bloodstone Ore (quest) Iron Gold Mithril Truesilver
Stranglethorn Vale	30-45	1 50 100 115		Tin Silver Iron Gold
Badlands	35-45	50 100 115 150 150 165		Silver Iron Gold Indurium Ore Mithril Truesilver
Swamp of Sorrows	35-45	50 100 165 200		Silver Iron Truesilver Thorium
The Hinterlands	40-50	50 100 165 200		Silver Iron Truesilver Thorium
Searing Gorge	43-50	50 100 115 150 165 175		Silver Iron Gold Mithril Truesilver Dark Iron (rare)
The Blasted Lands	45-55	100 165 200		Iron Truesilver Thorium
Burning Steppes	50-58	100 115 150 165 175	Unknown	Iron Gold Mithril Truesilver Dark Iron
Western Plaguelands	51-58	100 115	Unknown	Iron Gold
Eastern Plaguelands	53-60	100 115 150 165	Unknown	Iron Gold Mithril Truesilver
Twilight Highlands	84-85	475 525		Elementium Pyrite

Kalimdor

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Azuremyst Isle	1-10	1		Copper
Bloodmyst Isle	1-10	1 1 50		Copper Tin Silver
Durotar	1-10	1		Copper
Mulgore	1-10	1		Copper
Darkshore	10-20	1 1 50	Unknown	Copper Tin Silver
The Barrens	10-25	1 1 50 100 115		Copper Tin Silver Iron Gold
Stonetalon Mountains	15-27	1 1 50		Copper Tin Silver
Ashenvale	18-30	1 1	Unknown	Copper Tin
Thousand Needles	25-35	1 50 100 115 150 165	Unknown	Copper Silver Iron Gold Mithril Truesilver
Desolace	30-40	50 100 115	Unknown	Silver Iron Gold
Dustwallow Marsh	35-45	1 50 100 115 150 165	Unknown	Tin Silver Iron Gold Mithril Truesilver
Feralas	40-50	50 100 115 150 165	Unknown	Silver Iron Gold Mithril Truesilver
Tanaris	40-50	100 115 165	Unknown	Iron Gold Truesilver
Azshara	45-55	1 1 50 150	Unknown	Copper Tin Silver Mithril
Felwood	48-55	115 150 165 200	Unknown	Gold Mithril Truesilver Thorium
Un'Goro Crater	48-55	115 150 165 200	Unknown	Gold Mithril Truesilver Thorium
Winterspring	55-60	165 200		Truesilver Thorium
Silithus	55-60	150 165 200		Mithril Truesilver Thorium
Mount Hyjal	80-82	425		Obsidium
Uldum	83-84	475 525		Elementium Pyrite

Outland

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Hellfire Peninsula	58-63	275		Fel Iron
Zangarmarsh	60-64	275 325		Fel Iron Adamantite
Terokkar Forest	62-65	275 325 375		Fel Iron Adamantite Khorium
Nagrand	64-67	275 325 375	Unknown	Fel Iron Adamantite Khorium
Blade's Edge Mountains	65-68	275 325 375	Unknown	Fel Iron Adamantite Khorium
Netherstorm	67-70	275 325 375	Unknown	Fel Iron Adamantite Khorium
Shadowmoon Valley	67-70	275 325 375	Unknown	Fel Iron Adamantite Khorium

Northrend

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Borean Tundra	68-72	350		Cobalt
Howling Fjord	68-72	350		Cobalt
Dragonblight	71-74	350 400 450		Cobalt Saronite Titanium
Grizzly Hills	73-75	350 400		Cobalt Saronite
Zul'Drak	74-77	350 400		Cobalt Saronite
Sholazar Basin	76-78	400 450		Saronite Titanium
Icecrown	77-80	400 450		Saronite Titanium
Storm Peaks	77-80	350 400 450		Cobalt Saronite Titanium
Wintergrasp	77-80	400 450		Saronite Titanium

Cataclysm zones

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Vashj'ir	80-82	425		Obsidium
Deepholm	82-83	425 475		Obsidium Elementium

Classic instance

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Deadmines	14-24	Unknown	350-420, 260-?, 270-?, 300-?, 315-?	Copper, Tin
Blackfathom Deeps	14-24	Unknown	350-420, 260-?, 270-?, 300-?, 315-?	Tin
Wailing Caverns	14-22	Unknown	350-420, 260-?, 270-?, 300-?, 315-?	Copper, Tin

Burning Crusade instances

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Underbog	72-74	Unknown		Fel Iron, Adamantite, Khorium

Northrend instances

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Utgarde Keep	71-73	Unknown		Cobalt Ore
Azjol-Nerub	72-74	Unknown
Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom	73-75	Unknown
Drak'Tharon Keep	74-76	Unknown
Gun'Drak	76-78	Unknown
The Nexus	71-73	Unknown
Utgarde Pinnacle	80	Unknown
The Oculus	80	Unknown

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