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Comment by Wildhorn

Gold Veins can spawn instead of any Iron veins. This is like a rare spawn among the veins.

EDIT: Mithril also has a chance to spawn them, but has more chance to get a Truesilver than a Gold.

Comment by Tetris

Make sure you save up your gold because you will need it later on down the road when you go to learn Smelt Dark Iron ore. You will need 20 Gold bars for that quest, and it may save you time in the future from back tracking and farming them again.

Comment by Nivrax

I have found most in Tanaris as rare spawn of Mithril. But basically I think any place with Iron/Mithril have same chance of getting Gold Vein.

Comment by 87721

Although not listed above... I have seen gold ores pop in Wetlands and Duskwood as well. Very rare.

Comment by 37689

Just and FYI to miners:

Gold Ore and Silver Ore are a skill point for anyone who smelts ( up to a certain level) it helps get over that hump where the ore is green and a pain in the arse to get 1 more point, so you can then smelt something higher.

So in other words Gold Ore and Silver Ore are worth more on the AH for this reason.

Comment by Thottbot

Places where Tin veins spawn will randomly and rarely spawn into Silver veins. Same goes for Iron/Mithril veins spawning into Gold veins.

Comment by Thottbot

Mithril spawns into truesilver

Comment by Thottbot

Since when could you mine a mutton chop from a gold vein?

Comment by Thottbot

i can't find gold anywhere. it used to be in the cave in arathi but it's not there anymore

Comment by Allakhazam

anyone have a suggestion as to where to farm this?

Comment by Allakhazam

I've heard Arathi is a good place to farm this stuff. I also had a friend who ran the yeti mine over and over again until one time it was completely filled with gold and more gold veins were popping about every five minutes. But I've only personally seen about two or three gold veins ever, so I can only say what I've heard.

Comment by Allakhazam

Mithril also has a chance to spawn them, but has more chance to get a Truesilver than a Gold.

Comment by Allakhazam

Gold will sometimes take the place of an iron deposit, however it is quite a rare spawn, so wherever you see iron deposits, theres a small chance you'll find a gold vein or two.

Comment by knotjad

Mining Gold requires level 155 skill.
After level 205, nodes become Green and will rarely level you up.
After level 255 skill, nodes become Gray and you will no longer gain skill level.

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Gold Vein

This object can be found in Arathi Highlands (107), Badlands (107), Tanaris (91), Stranglethorn Vale (81), The Hinterlands (80), Alterac Mountains (54), Thousand Needles (46), Azshara (36), Searing Gorge (35), Feralas (31), Desolace (29), Western Plaguelands (28), Burning Steppes (27), Winterspring (21), Un'Goro Crater (20), Blasted Lands (15), Hillsbrad Foothills (15), Silithus (12), Eastern Plaguelands (10), Stonetalon Mountains (9), Dustwallow Marsh (8), Swamp of Sorrows (8), Duskwood (4), Ashenvale , Maraudon , Razorfen Kraul , Uldaman , and Wetlands .

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