Rift Mining Guide

This Rift mining Leveling Guide helps beginners to advanced players level their Mining from 1-450 in the most efficient manner.  

Mining Tips:

• Armorsmithing, Artificing and Weaponsmithing all need ore; hence, Mining works well with either of those.
• Use "Track Ore" that you learned from the Mining Trainer when you first learned Mining.
• Smelt! Level by Smelting!
• Use a Leveling Guide if you're still leveling.
• Mine the Rock Elementals too!
• Below the Mining maps check out:
  • Mining skill requirements (what you can Mine at each level and where to get it)
  • Mining Training Schedule
  • List of all the Mining Trainers (where they are located and what they teach you)

 

Train for Novice Mining Levels 1-75

Mine Tin to level 35. At level 35, mine Copper as well as Tin to level 75.

• Tin Mining level 1-35
• Copper Mining level 35-75

 

Train for Skilled Mining Levels 75-145

Mine Iron until level 115 then go for some Chromite.

• Iron Mining level 75-115 (Defiants see below for another awesome area)
• Chromite Mining level 115-145

If you're Defiant - in Stonefield kill and Mine the rock creatures (Earthmauls and Lithics) inside the blue arrows below. It's much, much faster to mass pwn and Mine. You should also find some Iron along the black arrow path as well.

Defiant Stonefield Mining Map - Copper and Iron

 

If you're starting or leveling a toon, we recommend using a Leveling Guide.

 

Train for Expert Mining Levels 145-225

Mine Cobalt to 185 then Titanium to 225.

• Cobalt Mining level 145-185
• Titanium Mining level 185-225

At 195 you can take the alternative path and head over to Shimmersand to kill the Sunwarmed Stoneling. Looting these may level you faster, rather than farming every individual node. 

Shimmersand - Sunwarmed Stoneling

 

Train for Master Mining Levels 225-295

Mine Carmintium until 260 then Orichalcum to 295.

• Carmintium Mining level 225-260
• Orichalcum Mining level 260-295

At 265 there is an alternative path you can take. Pop over to Ember Isle and kill the Pirate Minions. You can loot these guys to level rather than having to farm each indivdual node.

Ember Isle - Pirate Minions

 

At level 280 you can head over to the Kingdom of Pelladane and take down the Centurion Patrollers. You can do this and level your Mining all the way up to 335 if you want but don't forget to train at 300.

Kingdom of Pelladane - Centurion Patrollers

 

Train for Grandmaster Mining Levels 295-375

Mine Gantimite to level 335, then Karthite is available to Mine at level 335 all the way to 375.

• Gantimite Mining level 295-335
• Karthite Mining level 335-375

At level 330 you can pwn the Estate Guardians in Ardent Domain for an alternative leveling option, rather than farming each individual ore node. Do this until Mining level 350 and then you can check out Ashora.

Ardent Domain - Estate Guardians

 

From Mining levels 350-375 you can go to Ashora and pwn the Meandering Slags and Crystalline Abberation.

Ashora  - Meandering Slags and Crystalline Abberation

 

If you're starting or leveling a toon, we recommend using a Leveling Guide.

 

Train for Savant Mining Levels 375-450

Hit up Goboro Reef and farm for Thalasite Ore to level your way up to 450! You can also go to Tarken Glacier if you want, check out the Thalasite Farming page.

Goboro Reef - Thalasite Ore

 

Mining and Gem Skill Requirements

The grid below shows which ore and gem is available for mining at a particular mining skill level.

Level	Ore	Gems	Location
0	Ore Bits	Valeglass Agate, Skystone Agate, Celestite Heartstone	Stonefield - inside the skull at Titan's Rest
1	Tin Lode	Moonstone, Sunstone	Silverwood Freemarch
35	Copper Vein	Shimmering Opal, Abyssal Opal	Silverwood Gloamwood Freemarch Stonefield
75	Iron Vein	Celestite, Heartstone	Gloamwood Scarlet Gorge Stonefield
80	Silver Vein	Celestite, Heartstone, Blood Berylite, Radiant Emerald	Stonefield Scarlet Gorge Gloamwood Scarwood Reach
115	Chromite Vein	Blood Berylite, Radiant Emerald	Scarlet Gorge Scarwood Reach
145	Cobalt Lode	Valeglass Agate, Skystone Agate	Scarwood Reach Moonshade Highlands Droughtlands
150	Gold Vein	Valeglass Agate, Skystone Agate, Sapphire, Ruby	Scarwood Reach Shimmersand Droughtlands
185	Titanium Vein	Sapphire, Ruby	Moonshade Highlands Droughtlands Shimmersand Iron Pine Peak Stillmoor
200	Corolane Powder	Corolane Powder	Scarlet Gorge
225	Carmintium Deposit	Brilliant Diamond, Lightsbane Diamond	Abyssal Precipice Charmer's Caldera Shimmersand Iron Pine Peak Stillmoor Embe Isle
230	Platinum Deposit	Brilliant Diamond, Lightsbane Diamond, Smooth Lightstone, Jagged Lightstone	Abyssal Precipice Charmer's Caldera Shimmersand Iron Pine Peak Stillmoor Embe Isle
250	Orichalcum Deposit	Smooth Lightstone, Jagged Lightstone	Abyssal Precipice Charmer's Caldera Shimmersand Iron Pine Peak Stillmoor Ember Isle
290	Gantimite Vein	Sphalerite, Tourmaline	Brevane, Dusken. Any level 300-375 Mining resource can appear in any Storm Legion zone, this resource will most often be found in Cape Jule and Kingdom of Pelladane.
335	Karthite Vein	Sphalerite, Tourmaline	Brevane, Dusken. Any level 300-375 Mining resource can appear in any Storm Legion zone, this resource will most often be found in Ardent Domain, City Core, Eastern Holdings, and Seratos.
375	Rhenium Vein	Sphalerite, Tourmaline, Chrysoprase	Brevane, Dusken. Any level 300-375 Mining resource can appear in any Storm Legion zone, this resource will most often be found in Kingsward, Ashora, Morban, and Steppes of Infinity.
375	Thalasite Vein	Thalasite Crystal	Goboro Reef Draumheim Tarken Glacier

 

Mining Training Schedule

Level	Rank
1-75	Novice Mining
75-150	Skilled Mining
150-225	Expert Mining
225-300	Master Mining
300-375	Grandmaster Mining
375-450	Savant Mining

 

Mining Trainers

Faction	Rank	Name	Location
Defiant	Novice	Thos Nishim	King's Retreat, Freemarch
Defiant	Novice	Vince Rottock	Ark of the Ascended, Freemarch
Defiant	Master	Kleeg Stonebreaker	Epoch Plaza, Meridian
Guardian	Novice	Graf Nortage	Argent Glade, Silverwood
Guardian	Novice	Milton Ennler	Divine Landing, Silverwood
Guardian	Skilled	Elgin Pratt	Overwatch, Scarlet Gorge
Guardian	Expert	Leonard Bagget	Three Springs, Moonshade Highlands
Guardian	Master	Walt Makee	Bahralt Street, Sanctum
Neutral	Master	Syndel Wyrway	Brigand's Bluff, Droughtlands
Neutral	Master	Rodney Berton	Fortune's Shore, Shimmersand
Neutral	Grandmaster	Karbon Kanton	Tulan, Cape Jule
Neutral	Grandmaster	Karbon Pulmonar	Tuldio Retreat, Kingdom of Pelladane
Neutral	Grandmaster	Polvo Rojn	The Canals, Tempest Bay
Neutral	Grandmaster	Arturo Valeri	Southwall Bunker, Eastern Holdings
Neutral	Savant	Mund	Atragarian Well, Goboro Reef
Neutral	Savant	Saul the Maul	Choreburg, Draumheim