World Of Warcraft Mining Guide

[Erica Russell]

In World of Warcraft you have access to twelve main professions which
are advisable to exploit to enhance your gaining experience. To become
a miner, take a look at the World of Warcraft mining guide. Training
to become a miner allows your character to gather valuable materials
that are used by engineers or blacksmiths. Most people choose to
combine their mining skills with either engineering or blacksmithing,
but this is not a necessity.
To get started you will need to find a mining trainer. You can ask a
guard who will be able to show you where to find one. As explained in
the World of Warcraft mining guide, you will need to purchase a pick
after you have finished your basic mining training. You can buy these
from any trade merchant which can be found in close proximity to your
trainer. Then you ready to begin mining for minerals. There is a
button called "Find Minerals" on your taskbar which will reveal these
mineral veins to you.
Take note of the advice given in the World of Warcraft mining guide.
You will not be able to just stumble upon these mineral veins. You
will have to do quite a bit of looking around, and keep your "Find
Minerals" button handy, and make sure you use it often. You will
usually find the mineral veins near to quest sites, or in mines. They
could also be in caves and in that case the icon will show up in grey.
The grey color could also indicate that the site is above or below
you. It is a good idea to try and find a path that links a few of your
mining site for easy, fast access when needed.
In the World of Warcraft mining guide you are shown that you can mine
a host of different minerals, but you might need to travel to a higher
level region. The different types of minerals are: copper, tin,
incendicite, silver, bronze, iron, indrium, gold, lesser bloodstone,
steel, mithril, truesilver, dark iron, small, thorium, and rich
thorium. The lower level areas like Elwyn Forest will produce copper,
and moving up to a higher level region like Westfall, will allow you
to mine tin. In the World of Warcraft mining guide, it is further
explained that you can make bronze out of copper and tin, and you will
need one copper bar and one tin bar to create two bronze bars. The
same applies to coal and iron, which when combined will give you
steel. The minerals like lesser bloodstone are only used for quests,
but it is useful to mine them to use to up your skill. It is also a
good idea, as you can sell them to players at the Auction House who
want to do quests.
At each mineral site, you could find any of the three components
which, as stated in the World of Warcraft mining guide, are gems,
stones or metals. At the site it will also show you different color
that indicate if you are able to increase your skill level if you
choose to mine it. The gems and stones are usually used by the
blacksmiths and engineers, as they are able to forge them. The gems
are more rare and used for recipes and other professions too, whereas
the stones are easier to use and don't require a forge.
Another tip from the World of Warcraft mining guide is when you
encounter another player also intent on mining the same spot as you,
to decide on an appropriate action. You could choose to be greedy and
take it all, or you could offer the node to the other player. A good
way for both of you to benefit, especially if you are looking to
improve your skill, is to take it in turns to mine, but if a player is
fighting a monster next to a mining site, it is assumed that he will
be mining there afterward, and can be considered rude to jump in.
Rather wait until he is finished his fight.