This Classic WoW Mining leveling guide will show you the fastest way how to level your Mining profession up from 1 to 300.

Mining serves two professions: Blacksmithing and Engineering, so it’s really good combined with these two. Check out my Classic WoW Blacksmithing Leveling Guide or my Classic WoW Engineering Leveling Guide if you want to level any of two professions.

Table of contents:

• Mining Trainers
• 1 – 65 Copper
• 65 – 125 Copper, Tin
• 125 – 175 Iron, Tin
• 175 – 245 Mithril
• 245 – 275 Mithril, Thorium
• 275 – 300 Thorium and Rich Thorium

Classic WoW Mining Trainers

To become an Apprentice Miner you need to find a Mining trainer.

Just click on any of these links below to see the trainer’s exact location. You can also walk up to a guard in any city and ask where the Mining trainer is, then it will be marked with a red flag on your map.

Horde trainers:

• Makaru in Orgrimmar.
• Brom Killian in Undercity.
• Brek Stonehoof in Thunder Bluff
• Johan Focht in Silverpine Forest.
• Krunn in Durotar.
• Pikkle in Tanaris.

Alliance trainers:

• Geofram Bouldertoe in Ironforge.
• Gelman Stonehand in Stormwind City.
• Kurdram Stonehammer in Darkshore.
• Matt Johnson in Duskwood.
• Yarr Hammerstone in Dun Morogh.
• Pikkle in Tanaris.

Classic Mining Leveling

Every starter zone is filled with Copper Ore, it doesn’t really matter which one you choose.

Night Elf players have to wait until they get to Darkshore before they can start leveling mining because Teldrassil doesn’t have any Copper Ore.

Don’t forget to buy a Mining Pick from the Mining Supply vendor near your trainer! You don’t have to equip it, but you have to have one in your inventory.

1 – 65

• Durotar
• Mulgore
• Tirisfal Glades
• Elwynn Forest
• Darkshore
• Dun Morogh

65 – 125

Visit your trainer and learn Journeyman Mining. (You need to level up Mining to at least 50)

Ores in these zones: Tin Ore, Copper Ore, Silver Ore

At 75 you can learn how to smelt Silver Ore, this will help you get your skill to 125. Silver Ore and bars sell for rougly the same, buy the ore and sell the bars at the auction house.

• Hillsbrad Foothills
• Redridge Mountains
• The Barrens

125 – 175

Visit your trainer and learn Expert Mining. (You need to level up Mining to at least 125)

Ores in these zones: Iron Ore, Tin Ore, Gold Ore

At 155 you can learn how to smelt Gold Ore. Buy around 30 Gold Ore then smelt them, this should get you to around 175. Same as with Silver Ores, buy them, smelt them and sell the bars at the Auction House.

• Arathi Highlands
• Thousand Needles

175 – 245

Don’t forget to visit your Mining trainer and learn Artisan Mining when you reach 225! (You need to level up Mining to at least 200)

Ores in these zones: Mithril Ore, Truesilver Ore

• The Hinterlands
• Tanaris

245 – 275

Ores in these zones: Mithril Ore, Truesilver Ore, Thorium Ore

• Blasted Lands
• Felwood

275 – 300

Ores in these zones: Thorium Ore, Mithril Ore

Now you can mine Rich Thorium Veins too.

• Winterspring
• Un’goro Crater
• Burning Steppes
• Eastern Plaguelands

I hope you liked this Classic WoW Mining leveling guide, congratulations on reaching 300!