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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 jokl1

I Have seen gold in the graveyard by raven hill.

Comment by 73687

Anyone have any suggestions as to where is the best place to farm this?

Comment by 178190

yea but in what server?

because on kilrogg there is only one gold vein that spams very fast , above northfold manor , you know on the mountains , but sometimes is a silver vein but if u find an iron vein u are close

Comment by 129867

I can tell you that when I last visited a known iron deposit in Duskwood (57, 46), it spawned as a gold vein.

Comment by 308839

wher i finde gold vein in the best place?

Comment by Golgathoth

The areas they tend to spawn in the most are the Kobold, Troll, and Ogre caves.

Comment by martiny360

I've scouted all over Arathi now, even got the achievement, no gold ores found yet. I've been to some of the other places too, but no luck there either. Can't really afford to buy a stack of gold ores from AH for 100g per stack...

Comment by 351600

i did a loop of arthiri .no gold :( but i did get 1 in middle at the boulderfist outpost in cave

Comment by 432806

how long take for gold ore to respawn

Comment by 217774

Be sure to grab your gold if you find it right away. Just had it snatched from me while making sure I had the skill level to mine it on a lowbie.

Comment by Westy543

I have found good quantities (relatively) of gold and silver in the Southeastern cluster of Arathi. I haven't checked the Northeastern clusters, but the two areas in the Southeast, especially in the caves (as stated above) are veeery good places to check once in awhile.
Edit: Check Northeastern cave. No gold found, but lots of Alliance quest items (lesser bloodstone), some Iron, and Mithril.

And yes, this sells for AMAZING prices on the AH. Be prepared to make some serious gold. :)
Edit: The Ogre cave west of Refuge Point is a decent source, but be prepared for a fight.

Comment by 496443

Both gold and silver still sell for butt-tons on the AH. Hardly any competition due to the rarity of the veins.

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

I know this post is old - but hey ... I'm reading it ;)
The mine spoken about is in Alterac mountains - near Tarren Mill (alot of Horde quests run out of that area)
The Mine itself is at 46, 32 for those of you that have coordinates (gotta love those addons!). If not, head south west towards the fields - the entrance is about two-thirds of the way, and you really can't miss the Yeti's outside. Note: for those Warlocks running around in that area, they r a good way of grabbing up soul shards for a while if you need them :)

Good luck to all!

Warlock/Alchemist/Herbalist

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You can't get ahead in the game if you don't get out there and play!

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 (105), Badlands (105), Tanaris (91), The Hinterlands (85), Stranglethorn Vale (81), Alterac Mountains (52), Thousand Needles (48), Azshara (40), Searing Gorge (35), Feralas (31), Burning Steppes (28), Western Plaguelands (27), Desolace (26), Winterspring (21), Un'Goro Crater (19), Blasted Lands (15), Hillsbrad Foothills (15), Silithus (12), Stonetalon Mountains (10), Dustwallow Marsh (8), Swamp of Sorrows (8), Duskwood (4), Ashenvale , Maraudon , Razorfen Kraul , Uldaman , and Wetlands .

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