Mining
Mines ore and stone from veins and smelts them into bars for Blacksmithing and Engineering. Forever adds Azerothium and Heavy Thorium smelts.
Tools
Mining Pick
Camp objects
LodestoneSkill 20Camp buff: +12–90 melee attack power · Does not stack with: Blessing of Might
1 × Rough Stone
1 × Copper Bar
Rock GardenSkill 140 · Can replace Lodestone
2 × Heavy Stone
1 × Iron Ore
1 × Silver Bar
Blueprint: Relic Guardian, Excavation Site: Wetlands
Molten FoundrySkill 300 · Can replace Lodestone
5 × Thorium Bar
2 × Dense Stone
1 × Truesilver Bar
Blueprint: source not known yet
Where to gather
| Source | Skill | Best zones |
|---|---|---|
 Copper Vein | Skill 1+ | Durotar, Westfall, Wetlands, Loch Modan |
 Incendicite Ore | Skill 65+ | Wetlands |
  Tin Vein | Skill 65+ | Arathi Highlands, Stranglethorn Vale, Westfall, Wetlands |
| Lesser Bloodstone Deposit | Skill 75+ | Arathi Highlands |
 Silver Vein | Skill 75+ | Arathi Highlands, Stranglethorn Vale, Westfall, Alterac Mountains |
| Iron Ore | Skill 125+ | Arathi Highlands, Stranglethorn Vale, Alterac Mountains, Badlands |
  Gold Ore | Skill 155+ | Arathi Highlands, Burning Steppes, Stranglethorn Vale, Alterac Mountains |
  Mithril Deposit | Skill 175+ | Arathi Highlands, Burning Steppes, Stranglethorn Vale, Badlands |
 Truesilver Ore | Skill 230+ | Arathi Highlands, Burning Steppes, Badlands, Blasted Lands |
 Dark Iron Deposit | Skill 230+ | Burning Steppes, Searing Gorge, Molten Core |
 Small Thorium Vein | Skill 245+ | Burning Steppes, Blasted Lands, The Hinterlands, Eastern Plaguelands |
 Rich Thorium Vein | Skill 275+ | Burning Steppes, Eastern Plaguelands, Winterspring, Azshara |
| Ooze Covered Rich Thorium Vein | Skill 275+ | Silithus |
Trainer ranks
| Rank | Skill cap | Requires |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | 75 | – |
| Journeyman | 150 | skill 50, level 10 |
| Expert | 225 | skill 125, level 20 |
| Artisan | 300 | skill 200, level 35 |
Legacy
Working Overtime (5)Increases your chance to gain a skill increase from using any primary, secondary, or class-based tradeskill by 20%.
Dedicated Study (1)Increases your skill by 1 in your lowest tradeskill among your Primary and Secondary tradeskills. If you have already reached 300 skill in your two current Primary Tradeskills and all three Secondary Tradeskills, you will gain 2 to 4 of a random Elemental Essence.
Bountiful Harvest (5)You discover 100% more Scarce materials from Mining, Herbalism, and Skinning.