Mining Guide Update

With the expansion to World of Warcraft: The Wrath of the Lich King, there have been many changes to professions. In this update to our profession guides Byron "Messiah" Mudry looks at the updated Mining profession. This includes where to find the new ores, and all about the new passive character bonus called Toughness.

Smelting is taking the raw materials (ore) and turning into refined materials (bars). All of the non-rare metals simply require one ore to smelt it into a bar. Rare materials, such as Dark Iron require multiple ores and some even require other materials!

To smelt something you first require a forge, which can be found at multiple locations (mostly in major cities). From there you can open your mining skill from your skill book and begin smelting! It should be noted some metal, such as Dark Iron, require special forges that are not always easily accessible!

You can find all the details in our updated Mining Guide.