WoW Forever Mining
Datamined · build 70009Official · Sep 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026
Mining is a gathering profession in WoW Forever. Gathers ore and stone and smelts bars for Blacksmithing and Engineering. It adds 3 campsite objects to the new Camping system, and the Legacy perk Bountiful Harvest boosts gathering. It pairs best with Blacksmithing or Engineering.
What Mining does in Forever
Role
Gathers ore and stone and smelts bars for Blacksmithing and Engineering.
From Blizzard
The Legacy perk Bountiful Harvest increases materials gathered from mining, herbalism or skinning.
Pairs with
Mining recipes and skill-up checker
Enter your skill to see only recipes that still give points. Orange always gives a point, yellow usually does, green only sometimes and grey never. Some endgame recipes stay orange past the 300 skill cap.
15 recipes
| Recipe | Skill-up | Learn | Reagents | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Copper | 25 47 70 | — | 1× Copper Ore | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt Tin | 50 62 75 | — | 1× Tin Ore | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt Bronze ×2 | 65 90 115 | — | 1× Copper Bar, 1× Tin Bar | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt Silver | 100 112 125 | — | 1× Silver Ore | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt Iron | 130 135 140 | — | 1× Iron Ore | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt Steel | 165 165 165 | — | 1× Iron Bar, 1× Coal | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt Mithril | 175 175 175 | — | 1× Mithril Ore | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt Gold | 170 177 185 | — | 1× Gold Ore | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt Dark Iron | 230 230 230 | — | 8× Dark Iron Ore | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt Truesilver | 230 230 230 | — | 1× Truesilver Ore | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt Thorium | 250 250 250 | — | 1× Thorium Ore | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt AzerothiumNEW | 275 275 275 | — | 2× Pitchblende, 1× Coal | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt Heavy ThoriumNEW | 300 307 315 | — | 1× Heavy Thorium Ore | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt Elementium | 310 315 320 | — | 1× Elementium Ore, 10× Arcanite Bar, 1× Fiery Core, 3× Elemental Flux | Smelted Bars |
| Smelt Obsidian-Infused Thorium Bar | 315 322 330 | — | 2× Enchanted Thorium Bar, 2× Large Obsidian Shard |
Skill colors, reagents and recipe items come from the game client. The skill at which a trainer teaches a recipe is server data and is not listed here; Learn shows the skill printed on the recipe item. Nothing here has been tested in game yet.
Mining campsite objects
Place these at a campfire to give nearby players a buff or a workspace. See how Camping works.
| Object | Skill | How you learn it | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodestone | 20 | Trainer or camping NPC (skill 20) | 1× Rough Stone, 1× Copper Bar |
| Rock Garden | 140 | Blueprint: Rock Garden | 2× Heavy Stone, 1× Iron Ore, 1× Silver Bar |
| Molten Foundry | 300 | Blueprint: Molten Foundry | 5× Thorium Bar, 2× Dense Stone, 1× Truesilver Bar |
Mining FAQ
How many Mining recipes are in WoW Forever?
15 recipes in beta build 70009, of which 2 do not exist in Classic Era. 0 are taught by a recipe item; the rest come from trainers or other sources.
What does Mining pair with?
Blacksmithing or Engineering. Gathers ore and stone and smelts bars for Blacksmithing and Engineering.
What campsite objects can Mining place?
Lodestone (skill 20), Rock Garden (skill 140), Molten Foundry (skill 300). The first is learned at skill 20; the others come from Blueprint recipes.
Related
Compare all professions, plan a campsite, and check the tradeskill challenges and Bountiful Harvest perk in the Legacy planner. Read the Blacksmithing guide. Read the Engineering guide.
- Official Deep Dive panel recapChecked 2026-09-26
- WoW-Forever.online client data, build 70009Sep 24, 2026