Gathering profession
Mining (ES: Minería)
You level it by gathering, not crafting. Here is what Forever adds and where your materials end up.

Mining route 1–300
What to mine at each skill and where there is most of it for your side. The skill each vein asks for comes from Forever's files.
1–75
Mine
Copper Vein1
Tin Vein65
Where Classic: may differ in Forever
- Redridge Mountainslevels 15–25Copper Ore 109 · Tin Ore 109
- Westfalllevels 9–18Copper Ore 130 · Tin Ore 57
- Duskwoodlevels 19–30Copper Ore 95 · Tin Ore 91
- Redridge Mountainslevels 15–25Copper Ore 109 · Tin Ore 109
- Silverpine Forestlevels 10–20Copper Ore 103 · Tin Ore 103
- Duskwoodlevels 19–30Copper Ore 95 · Tin Ore 91
75–150
Mine
Tin Vein65
Ooze Covered Silver Vein75
Silver Vein75
Iron Deposit125
Where Classic: may differ in Forever
- Arathi Highlandslevels 30–40Silver Ore 273 · Iron Ore 223
- Alterac Mountainslevels 27–39Silver Ore 189 · Iron Ore 182
- Duskwoodlevels 19–30Silver Ore 97 · Iron Ore 95
- Arathi Highlandslevels 30–40Silver Ore 273 · Iron Ore 223
- Alterac Mountainslevels 27–39Silver Ore 189 · Iron Ore 182
- Duskwoodlevels 19–30Silver Ore 97 · Iron Ore 95
150–225
Mine
Iron Deposit125
Gold Vein155
Ooze Covered Gold Vein155
Mithril Deposit175
Ooze Covered Mithril Deposit175
Where Classic: may differ in Forever
- Arathi Highlandslevels 30–40Gold Ore 289 · Iron Ore 223
- Alterac Mountainslevels 27–39Gold Ore 195 · Iron Ore 182
- Stranglethorn Valelevels 30–44Gold Ore 173 · Iron Ore 124
- Arathi Highlandslevels 30–40Gold Ore 289 · Iron Ore 223
- Alterac Mountainslevels 27–39Gold Ore 195 · Iron Ore 182
- Stranglethorn Valelevels 30–44Gold Ore 173 · Iron Ore 124
225–300
Mine
Dark Iron Deposit230
Ooze Covered Truesilver Deposit230
Truesilver Deposit230
Ooze Covered Thorium Vein245
Small Thorium Vein245
Ooze Covered Rich Thorium Vein275
Rich Thorium Vein275
Where Classic: may differ in Forever
- Burning Steppeslevels 50–59Truesilver Ore 95 · Dark Iron Ore 88
- Searing Gorgelevels 43–48Dark Iron Ore 101 · Truesilver Ore 75
- Silithuslevels 55–59Truesilver Ore 90 · Thorium Ore 68
- Burning Steppeslevels 50–59Truesilver Ore 95 · Dark Iron Ore 88
- Searing Gorgelevels 43–48Dark Iron Ore 101 · Truesilver Ore 75
- Silithuslevels 55–59Truesilver Ore 90 · Thorium Ore 68
New in Forever, not placed yet
PyriteSkill and where: not in the files yet
BauxiteSkill and where: not in the files yet
PitchblendeSkill and where: not in the files yet
Skill: Forever's lock data. Where and how many: Classic's spawns (cMaNGOS). A band lists the nodes that give skill almost every time in it: Classic's rule keeps a node orange up to its skill + 25, yellow to + 50, green to + 100.
Where your materials go
Recipes of every profession that use the materials you gather, most used first.
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PitchblendeNewScarceScarce A rare gathering result marked “Scarce”, used by new high-end recipes.2 recipes

At a glance
Notable new crafts
Heavy Thorium BarRequires Mining (280)Heavy Thorium Barskill 280
Azerothium BarRequires Mining (255)Azerothium Barskill 255
Camp features
With the skill needed to learn each one. Tiers 2 and 3 are taught by Blueprints.
Recipes
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A recipe’s color says how likely a craft is to raise your skill: orange always, yellow usually, green rarely, gray never. Set your skill to color the list as the game does.Colors the recipes as in the game
Orange Yellow Green GrayBar: orange (always gives a point) → yellow → green → gray (no more points).