Now head south, hugging the cliff face as you go. Night Elves: You’re going to have to go to Darkshore, as Darnassus has no ores whatsoever! So start at Auberdine and head directly east until you reach the cliffs at the edge of the map.This route should net you about 30-40 copper ores. Follow the river to the border of Elwyn forest and Duskwood, then head northwest back towards Goldshire (make sure you visit the two mines on this route). When you get the north of the Logging Camp head south. Human: Start at Goldshire and head east following the cliff face to the north of Crystal Lake.You’ll get about 25-30 copper ores on this route. Follow the canyon out and head southeast until you reach Razor Hill again. Head East until you see the first little farmstead, now head south and drop into the canyon. Hug the cliff face until you reach the river, then head north until you reach Orgrimmar. Start at Razor Hill and head West towards the Quilboar grounds.I get about 30-40 copper ores from this short run on a good day. Head North up to the cliff face and then East back to Orgrimmar. Carry on over the road and across the top of the canyon and on to the coast.

Head a short way south to where that Orc is standing on his lonesome, then head back West following the cliff face (keeping the Zep Tower in sight).

Start at the gates of Orgrimmar and head East towards Skull Rock (make sure you go into Skull Rock and mine the ore there too).

Orc & Troll: You could just do whole circuits of Durotar, but there is so much copper round here that small routes are just as productive.

The average amount of copper ore from this run should be about 40-50. Remember to check out the Venture Co mine on your way around. Just pick a starting point and follow the cliffs all the way around in a circle. The natural geography of this place makes it easy to run around. The average amount of copper ore from this run should be about 30-40. Follow those hills south again to get back to your starting point. When to reach the coast, head west and then south to follow the cliffs down and round to Agamand Mills. Now head North up to Scarlet Monastery, hugging the cliffs as you go. Skip past UC and keep following the cliffs up to The Bulwark. Head South and follow the cliffs all the way around to The Undercity. Undead: Start at the entrance to Deathknell, looking out towards Brill.*At level 50, go back to the mining trainer and learn Journeyman Mining. You can use any of the following suggestions for mining routes or make up your own, as copper is so abundant: So with that in mind, always follow the cliff faces or hillsides. Also, note that Darnassus has NO ore whatsoever! So if you’re a Night Elf and want to mine, get your booty over to Darkshore ASAP. So your unlikely to find any ores in the great rolling plains, unless there is a small hill there. If you’re an engineer then make yourself a Goblin Mining Helmet as this will add +5 to your mining skill.Īlso, please remember that mining nodes only appear on the side of hills, cliffs, mountains, etc. Don’t bother with the +2 enchant as it’s not worth it. Optional, but recommended extra: get the cheapest pair of gloves you can find and get them enchanted with +5 mining skill (shouldn’t cost you more than 2g, as it takes 3 x Truesilver Bars and 3 x Vision Dust). A player on our server even had a Crusader enchant put on their mining pick and told me that the proc happens when they mine, can’t confirm this for sure, but it does seem really pointless.

You will only see the glow of your enchantment when you equip it like a normal weapon. Can’t mine without one (these can also be enchanted if you want, makes absolutely no difference, but it’s cool to have.)Įven if you have your mining pick enchanted the standard mining animation remains the same. Go see your local mining trainer to get trained.

Dustwind cave entrance