TheWoWDBMining: WoW Forever Profession
Mining is a primary profession in World of Warcraft: Forever (Classic Plus). The beta client lists 33 recipes or abilities for it, 17 of which make an item, and 10 of them are in no Classic Era client row we hold.
In-game description: Higher mining skill allows you to harvest more difficult minerals nodes around the world. If you cannot harvest a specific mineral, then increase your skill by mining easier to mine minerals in lower level areas.
From the World of Warcraft: Forever beta client tables at build 1.60.1.70124, compared with the Classic Era client at build 1.15.9.70003. Beta client data, and it can change in any beta build before launch on November 4, 2026.
New Mining recipes in Forever (10)
Recipes and abilities whose spell id is in no Classic Era client row we hold. Skill-up range is the rank where the recipe turns yellow, then grey.
| Recipe or ability | Makes | Reagents | Skill-up range |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mining New | 1-1 | ||
 Lodestone (Tier 1) New | Lodestone |  Rough Stone,  Copper Bar | 20-25 |
 Rock Garden (Tier 2) New | Rock Garden | 2 x  Heavy Stone,  Iron Ore,  Silver Bar | 140-145 |
 Smelt Azerothium New |  Azerothium Bar | 2 x  Pitchblende,  Coal | 275-275 |
 Molten Foundry (Tier 3) New | Molten Foundry | 5 x  Thorium Bar, 2 x  Dense Stone,  Truesilver Bar | 300-300 |
| Smelt Heavy Thorium New |  Heavy Thorium Bar |  Heavy Thorium Ore | 300-315 |
 Mining (Apprentice) New | $@spelldesc2575 | ||
| Mining (Journeyman) New | $@spelldesc2576 | ||
| Mining (Expert) New | $@spelldesc3564 | ||
| Mining (Artisan) New | $@spelldesc10248 |
Mining: Apprentice (1-74)
| Recipe or ability | Makes | Reagents | Skill-up range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining New | 1-1 | ||
| Lodestone (Tier 1) New | Lodestone | Rough Stone, Copper Bar | 20-25 |
| Smelt Copper | Copper Bar |  Copper Ore | 25-70 |
| Smelt Tin |  Tin Bar | Tin Ore | 50-75 |
| Smelt Bronze | 2 x  Bronze Bar | Copper Bar, Tin Bar | 65-115 |
Mining: Journeyman (75-149)
| Recipe or ability | Makes | Reagents | Skill-up range |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mining | 100-125 | ||
| Smelt Silver | Silver Bar |  Silver Ore | 100-125 |
| Mining | 125-150 | ||
| Smelt Iron |  Iron Bar | Iron Ore | 130-140 |
| Rock Garden (Tier 2) New | Rock Garden | 2 x Heavy Stone, Iron Ore, Silver Bar | 140-145 |
Mining: Expert (150-224)
| Recipe or ability | Makes | Reagents | Skill-up range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 150-175 | ||
| Smelt Steel |  Steel Bar | Iron Bar, Coal | 165-165 |
| Smelt Gold |  Gold Bar | Gold Ore | 170-185 |
| Smelt Mithril |  Mithril Bar |  Mithril Ore | 175-175 |
Mining: Artisan (225-300)
| Recipe or ability | Makes | Reagents | Skill-up range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Dark Iron |  Dark Iron Bar | 8 x  Dark Iron Ore | 230-230 |
| Smelt Truesilver | Truesilver Bar |  Truesilver Ore | 230-230 |
| Smelt Thorium | Thorium Bar |  Thorium Ore | 250-250 |
| Smelt Azerothium New | Azerothium Bar | 2 x Pitchblende, Coal | 275-275 |
| Molten Foundry (Tier 3) New | Molten Foundry | 5 x Thorium Bar, 2 x Dense Stone, Truesilver Bar | 300-300 |
| Smelt Heavy Thorium New | Heavy Thorium Bar | Heavy Thorium Ore | 300-315 |
Mining: Above 300
| Recipe or ability | Makes | Reagents | Skill-up range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Elementium |  Elementium Bar |  Elementium Ore, 10 x  Arcanite Bar,  Fiery Core, 3 x  Elemental Flux | 310-320 |
| Smelt Obsidian-Infused Thorium Bar | 2 x  Enchanted Thorium Bar, 2 x  Large Obsidian Shard | 315-330 |
Mining: Other abilities
| Recipe or ability | Makes | Reagents | Skill-up range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Find Minerals | Nearby mineral veins appear on the minimap. Only one type of thing can be tracked at a time. | ||
| Find Minerals (Rank 2) | Nearby mineral veins appear on the minimap. Only one type of thing can be tracked at a time. | ||
 Mining (Apprentice) | How to pull ore and stone from mineral veins for use in Engineering and Blacksmithing. Gives a potential mining skill of 75. Requires a Mining Pick. | ||
| Mining (Journeyman) | A more advanced level of mining. Gives a potential mining skill of 150. | ||
| Mining (Expert) | A more advanced level of mining. Gives a potential mining skill of 225. | ||
| Mining (Artisan) | Raising mining to an art form. Gives a potential mining skill of 300. | ||
| Mining (Apprentice) New | $@spelldesc2575 | ||
| Mining (Journeyman) New | $@spelldesc2576 | ||
| Mining (Expert) New | $@spelldesc3564 | ||
| Mining (Artisan) New | $@spelldesc10248 | ||
 Smelting | Allows the miner to turn ore into metal bars. This skill requires a forge. |
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