Hi there! Today, I’m posting about my mining trip to the Valley of the Four Winds (Pandaria). I went there for Ghost Iron Ore. I followed the red line all the way around the edge. The line on the south side did drift into Krasarang Wilds, but I figure it’s close enough that it counts. The yellow star is a cave that has 2-3 deposits in or just outside of it. The blue stars are areas that I found to be pretty rich in deposits.
I ended up farming for about 30 minutes after taking Darkmoon Firewater. For anyone who doesn’t know, Darkmoon Firewater reduces the amount of time it takes you to gather ore/herbs/skins/etc. I flew from deposit to deposit and here’s what my 30 minutes got me:
250 Ghost Iron Ore (1,500)
The gold amount in parenthesis next to the item is the approximate Auction House value at this time (going from the lowest ‘buy now’ price). Each Ghost Iron Ore was worth 6 gold, and since I got 250 of them, the price next to it says 1,500 gold.
I usually gather for an hour after taking the potion above (because it lasts 60 minutes), but to be honest I got bored. There aren’t any jewels or gems or other crafting mats to be gotten from these deposits. But according to the world wide web, a jewelcrafter could prospect the following from Ghost Iron Ore: Primordial Ruby, Sun’s Radiance, River’s Heart, Wild Jade, Imperial Amethyst, Vermillion Onyx, Pandarian Garnet, Lapis Lazuli, Sunstone, Alexandrite, Roguestone, Tiger Opal, and Sparkling Shard.
So during that ½ hour, I gathered about 1,500 gold worth of ore. But as we all know, AH prices can fluctuate, so this number might not be accurate after the day I checked it (11 Oct 2016). If you have any useful gathering tips or if you have a question, feel free to submit it to the blog or send me a message :) Thanks for reading!
