The mining profession is the most popular profession in World of Warcraft. So let’s take a quick look at what it is and how you can profit from it.
Mining is a gathering skill similar to herbalism. Instead of picking interesting looking plants, you’re mining ore out of convenient ore veins jutting out of the landscape. It’s easier to find an ore vein than it is to find herbs though because you only need to check a few geographical locations for veins (where you have to look all over the place for herbs depending on the
type.)
You can find World of Warcraft Gold ore veins in any hilly or mountainous area, but they’re especially prominent in caves and lairs that are scattered around the world.
The blacksmithing and engineering skills are highly dependent on ore and crafters will pay a handsome sum for large loads of ore.
Ore doesn’t stack well, so for common ore, it pays to smelt it first. Then you can sell stacks of refined ore at the auction house.
Mining isn’t as profitable as herbalism early on, but later on it picks up the slack with hard to find ore going for a king’s ransom. To be most efficient, you should raise your mining skill to a level where you can mine the veins you find when power leveling .
If you out-level your mining skill, you’ll have to go back to low level zones to catch up.
While mining you might also get various kinds of stones and gems. The stones are used to make different grades of blasting powder for engineering and the gems are used to make less common items in crafting.
