Look at the even spread on those mining lasers!

 

Mining Obsidium and Experience

I am still on the grind for an epic ride on my pally. I have almost 30 stacks of obsidium now so I hope that will bring in close to what I need. As a nice by-product of the mining process I am 3/4 of the way through level 80 with nothing but experience from collecting. I haven't done one quest. It should make thing easier when I start questing, I guess. I'll be a little ahead of things if it matters much. I have stuck to a simple pattern of mining around a few nodes in Mount Hyjal. I can usually avoid people and get almost a stack per route. Now, if I just had more time to play.

Mining

Mining is an easy business. Once you get your skill and pick just keep the "Find Minerals" skill up and hit them whenever you can. I spent a couple hours just running back and forth and picked up enough minerals and stone (and a few shadow gems, malachite and tiger's eyes) to raise both mining and engineering to around 75. I am sure it will get harder as most skills do. I will attempt to post what I find and where I find it.

I find the most difficult part to get past is the iron-gold levels. This is midrange and there seems to be a shortage in veins in all areas.

Here are some good locations that I have found for mining...

• Tin - Darkshore, random - Westfall, Jangalode mine, random
  
• Copper - Elwynn Forest, North of Westbrook Garrison
  
• Malachite - Elwynn Forest, North of Westbrook Garrison
  
• Tigerseye - Elwynn Forest, North of Westbrook Garrison
  
• Shadowgem - Elwynn Forest, North of Westbrook Garrison
  
• Iron - Southshore, Caves in Redridge mountains
  
• Gold - Stranglethron Vale (east of Kurzen's compound and on east mountains), Arathis Highlands and throughout the Badlands
  
• Silver - Arathi Highlands, Thousand Needles, and the Barrens (around the edges of Shimmering Flats is easy)
  

Mining

Mining is an easy business. Once you get your skill and pick just keep the "Find Minerals" skill up and hit them whenever you can. I spent a couple hours just running back and forth and picked up enough minerals and stone (and a few shadow gems, malachite and tiger's eyes) to raise both mining and engineering to around 75. I am sure it will get harder as most skills do. I will attempt to post what I find and where I find it.

I find the most difficult part to get past is the iron-gold levels. This is midrange and there seems to be a shortage in veins in all areas.

Here are some good locations that I have found for mining at low levels.

• Tin - Darkshore, random - Westfall, Jangalode mine, random
• Copper - Elwynn Forest, North of Westbrook Garrison
• Malachite - Elwynn Forest, North of Westbrook Garrison
• Tigerseye - Elwynn Forest, North of Westbrook Garrison
• Shadowgem - Elwynn Forest, North of Westbrook Garrison
• Iron - Southshore, Caves in Redridge mountains
• Gold - Stranglethron Vale (east of Kurzen's compound and on east mountains), Arathis Highlands and throughout the Badlands
• Silver - Arathi Highlands, Thousand Needles, and the Barrens (around the edges of Shimmering Flats is easy)