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Commentaire de 3118

This is only used as an ore for smelting it into bars (which hardly counts) and
Greater Stoneshield Potions
https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/spell=17570

In terms of AH, it's usually prefered in bars.

Commentaire de 6370

As of patch 2.0.3 this ore stacks to 20.

Commentaire de 47175

In terms of price per ore Thorium seems to be the most valuable, when you take into account the OL ores take 2 to smelt a bar and are heavily farmed by people with epic flyers. I've made more money selling the much less farmed thorium than adamantite.

Commentaire de andywoho01

What a moneymaker.

My realm Nazgrel opened to transfers a few months ago, and we're starting to see a flood of high-levels. (I checked the census numbers at Warcraft Realms, just to confirm my suspicions, and it does seem to be the case.)

So we've reached an intersection with players on their way up with their first characters, moving out of "Old World" and through the portal, and elites who can afford to buy rather than farm.

And it just so happens that thorium is best found in areas that are "unpopular" with players since they can hang out in Hellfire at 58, instead of the old 56-60 zones, like Burning Steppes, Winterspring, Eastern Plaguelands, etc. etc.

Players not populating these areas = players not farming these areas = thorium not farmed as consistently + still a demand for thorium = profit for you.

(If nothing else, two thorium bars are part of the quest requirements for That's Asking a Lot. https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/quest=6026 If you don't get a full stack of thorium and don't feel like filling it out, smelt for two, put them up for auction, and see what happens.)

Cons: You're going to head to some podunk areas with teeth-gnashing travel times. These zones are also pretty spread out from one another.

Pros: You won't compete against many other players.

On a good day, I can make 40g with two stacks after a few hours of mining, easily. At this rate, a miner with some dedication can make enough for an epic mount without breaking a sweat.

Commentaire de Shivacode

Thorium prices are ridiculous on my server. 25G for a stack is undercutting the competition.

I've made well over a grand at 56 off thorium alone.

Commentaire de 79784

Why isn't anyone saying here that it IS used for something?
You can make thorium settings ( https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/item=21752 ) with it for Jewelcrafting.

Commentaire de 74389

Winterspring is the best place for Rich Thorium. Basically as Zedd said above if you do that pattern you can get easily 50 ore in less then an hour. And i figure out how to Jack prices up on AH. Basically wait till theres no Thorium left on AH and then put up a couple at 30g. And then people will put theres at like 29g and then put all of yours for like 28g.

Commentaire de DoXo

I think In Silithus with the elites, in the caves is the best place as lvl 70 to farm Thorium :) Lots of Ooze Covered Rich Thorium Vein https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/object=177388 inside :)

Good luck

Commentaire de 71619

Just like some guys said if your 70 and want to mine thorium winterspring is the way to go, the elites in the south acts as a very good buffer for most of the server, just 70's can easily get thru it and mine. Very good spot i used to mine in EPL good spot too but proably over farmed

Commentaire de 118501

On a recent Thorium farming session in Wintersrpinds I got a very consistent number of ores (4 - 5) per Rich Thorium Vein.

This is an increase on what I previously remember Rich Thorium Veins previously dropping.

Commentaire de 122112_

A really good amount can be found in Silithus, just do circuts.

Commentaire de 132212

I found that EPL is the optimum zone for leveling mining from 275 to 300. The nodes are spaced in almost a perfect circle around the zone, the mob levels make you invisible at 70, and on a "full" server, I had zero competition. There is a nice blending of small thorium/rich thorium to keep your skill levels climbing.

Also, for you jewelcrafters out there, heres a lil breakdown of the prospecting potential of thorium.

After 200 ore prospected...
Most common gem: Blue Sapphire
2nd most common gem: Azerothian Diamond
3rd most common gem: Huge Emerald
4th most common gem: Large Opal
Least common gem: Arcane Crystal

You are more likely to get an Arcane Crystal from the actual vein than you are to prospect it.

Happy hunting :D

Commentaire de 152497

This mining guide with maps has been really helpful to me all the way to 375.

Commentaire de Thottbot

I have found the most consistent source of Thorium to be Un'Goro Crater.

There are 2 or 3 veins to be found inside the cave with the apes (north end).

There are also 1 or 2 that can be found in the volcano area (center) including a rich thorium vein.

There are also a few in the surrounding mountains (try north end and west border). In the west there is also one in Terror Run.

Then there are usually 1 or 2 in the Slithering Scar (south center), some times silver or gold veins too.

There are a number of rock formations that run west to east just south of Tar Pits but north of the river, and there are usually 2-3 veins here too.

There is also a mithril vein on the east side by the waterfall in the Hot Springs area.

Hope that helps.

Gudrag
Master Weaponsmith
Guildmaster of The Hand of Death (rogue only guild)

Commentaire de Thottbot

Heya guys. I got my mining up pretty quick today. By going to Un goro crater and going round and round and round in cirlces on the border. I've encounted about 50 thorium veins. Going round and round in circles.

Truesilver can spawn there and a few mithril depos^&*!. Also in the gorilla cave you might find about 3

and also the hive at the bottom of the map. Try that and see. :) There r times where they won't spawn but u're bound to find one. GL.

Commentaire de Thottbot

Is from Silithus. But not just anywhere. The three hives - Hive'Zora, Hive'Ashi, and Hive'Regal. As the mobs there are lv 60-odd elites, it is best to be lv 70 to avoid aggro. However, I just did 4 laps here gathering ore to level my blacksmithing, and came away with a whopping 240 ore. You get about 6 to 8 ooze covered rich thorium veins in each hive, plus all the small thorium veins you find along the mountains whilst travelling from hive to hive. Truly a great place.

If you're not lv 70... well, I'd suggest Un'goro. Nowhere near as much, but a lot lower lv, and there are quite a few veins in the hive there, around the border mountains, and at fire plume ridge.

Commentaire de Thottbot

You need to have a Mining skill of 245 to mine Thorium Veins.

Commentaire de Thottbot

The best place by far to farm thorium is in Eastern Plaguelands... There are 7 spots where rich thorium veins pop up frequently with minimal aggro (if you're clever). I usually come away with 3+ stacks or more within an hour of farming (if i have the place to myself)

Un'Goro isn't so bad with 3 main areas that pop up frequently. Best for lower lvls.

As for Silithus, it probably has the most areas for mining ooze-covered rich thorium veins, which is in the caves in the hive areas. The only problem is the damn elite bugs that dwell in them. If you're high enough lvl (68+ I'd guess), you can sneak around them about half of the time, stealthers would obviously have a much easier time of it. The elite bugs (lvls 58-60) are real cards... they spit on ya, stun ya, disarm ya, hav a load of hit points... they're generally !@#$%^&s. I usually only go to silithus as a last resort, say, if EPL and Un'Goro is being farmed like crazy.

Most folks tend to forget about Silithus.

Commentaire de Thottbot

I spent about 90 minutes doing three or four circuits of Un Goro this morning. Being a week day and about 10am there was no competition on my fairly average population server (Burning Blade, Horde side.) I got myself about three stacks of thorium ore that I sold on auction for 33g a pop. I've just gotten back from work and they've all sold.

This evening I tried EPLs and got myself about one vein, Burning Steppes and managed two Rich Veins and I'll give Winterspring a go tomorrow. All in all, Un Goro seems like your best bet for this very, very lucrative ore. Good luck!

Hirono, belf rogue, Burning Blade.

Commentaire de Thottbot

Being that I could not easily find this information on thottbot, I found out myself in-game.

I found a good bit of small thorium veins in Silithus, with some in Un'goro as well. They required 250 mining (As usual, on-level with when you learn to smelt thorium) and also ooze-covered thorium veins inside the hives, which are also minable at 250.

The rich thorium veins, and the ooze-covered rich thorium veins, are not minable until 275 mining skill. Some are found in Silithus, many are found in Un'goro.

I've also noticed something else interesting, that may just be my imagination, but before BC came out, I was working on getting exalted with CC in Silithus, and meanwhile did quite a bit of mining there. I had the pattern of thorium spawns logged, and memorized. I noticed when I went back, that most of the thorium spawns that I did hit before BC, were gone, or at least were spawning much less often. Most of the thorium spawns in Silithus are now limited to inside of the hives, more specifically Hive'Ashi. Therefore, I suggest not trying to get those unless you're 70ish.

Hopefully this was helpful, goodluck.

Commentaire de Thottbot

By far the best place I have found for Thorium Ore is the Garrison Armory in The Blasted Lands at 53,12. This is the cave just on the left from the entrance from the Swamp of Sorrows. (It also contains Mithril and Truesilver veins.)

Please note that this appears to be a Horde-only Mining location. The Armory is full of Nethergarde Miners, Foremen, and Engineers, who are all friendly to Alliance. However, judging from the Alliance players I have spoken to, the veins do not appear for them.

I Mined there. A lot. The Nethergarde folks drop tons of Mageweave, and the occasional green and Imperfect Draenethyst Fragment. One time someone dropped a Precisely Calibrated Boomstick, and another time someone else dropped the only Flawless Draenethyst Sphere I have even seen in the game.

When you get to be a higher level, such as 60, you can practically walk around and Mine whatever you want without aggroing the lvl 46-48 Nethergarde folks. If you happen to be a Protection Paladin with Mining, this is the perfect place for you to AoE grind.

The great thing about this Armory is that it's relatively small, so no aimless riding around, no surprise Elites, and the veins respawn fairly quickly. By the time I've reached the end of the Armory, I'll go back to the entrance and start again.

Ninety-five per cent of my Imperial Plate Thorium came from this place. The other location suggestions of EPL, Silithus, etc. are wonderful, but not when you're in your late 40s/early 50s, and trying to find Thorium Ore for the Imperial Plate recipes.

I feel very fortunate to have stumbled across this place. To my knowledge, there is no Alliance equivalent.

Commentaire de Thottbot

The three best zones for farming thorium are Winterspring, Burning Steppes, and Silithus.

In the Burning Steppes most of the thorium is located on the sides of the mountains that surround the zone (in other words, along the border of the map), and inside the caves of Dreadmaul Rock.

In Winterspring the best places to find thorium veins are Winterspring Village, the cave in Ice Thistle Hills, the cave of elite dragonkin south of Lake Kel'Theril, Frostwhisper Gorge (full of lvl 60 elites), and Darkwhisper Gorge (also filled with elites). In addition, you can almost always find a rich thorium vein in the Owl Thicket caves.

Silithus has many rich thorium veins, but they are mostly located inside the three elite silithid hives (Hive Ashi, Hive Zora, and Hive Regal). Several veins can also be found in the Swarming Pillar (more elites).

If you're lvl 60 or lower, it's best to avoid farming in Silithus altogether (unless you have one or two people who are willing to come along). Also, Darkwhisper Gorge, Frostwhisper Gorge, and the elite dragonkin cave in Winterspring are difficult (though not impossible) to navigate alone at these levels. The elite-filled areas are best for players lvl 65+.

Those players who are unable to farm in the elite areas can also find thorium veins in Un'Goro Crater (mostly on the side of the mountains surrounding the zone, on Fire Plume Ridge, inside the caves of the Slithering Scar, in Terror Run, and inside the Fungal Rock cave).

Commentaire de Thottbot

Thorium is tough to farm! If you're looking for Thorium Bars, just head to the blasted lands. This is a grab bag of high level mining rocks. You'll typically find Small Thorium Veins, Truesilver, Mithril, and Gold, scattered about here in large quantities. Check the mountains in the middle, then head to the Warlock and Ogre strongholds in the northwest.

However, if you're looking for Rich Thorium Veins, the best place I've found is Eastern Plaguelands. Check in the Scars around Light's Hope Chapel (75, 62), Corin's Crossing (56, 67), and sometimes around Tyr's Hand (84, 79). Avoid Stratholme and Terrordale, the risks aren't worth the ONE OCCASIONAL vein you'll find. You'll always find at least one or two veins in the scars. Just run back and forth around them. You' might also try the hills around Zul Mashar, but any further west and you're really just wasting time. Arcane Crystals seem to drop failry often here, I've also found a Huge Emerald on more than one occasion.

So in the end, if you just want some bars, try blasted lands, for the Rich veins and the rare jewels, stick with the Eastern Plaguelands!

Commentaire de Thottbot

I see a lot of talk about the BEST place for thorium. I have been mining for 2 years now and the best place to farm any ore is the place that no one has just been through and cleaned it out. The time of day you are farming is far more important than the area you have choosen. I have mined tons of ore out of all the places mentioned in the above posts but the most important thing is to try and schedule your mining times when the area is the least crowded. There is no secret area boiling over with mines waiting for you. Map out your route and start following it over and over at different times of the day and before long you will know the best times for mining on your server.

Commentaire de Thottbot

Thorium - 245
Rich Thorium - 275
Fel Iron - 300

Commentaire de Thottbot

I sweeped Un'goro crater completely and mapped out the coords of every node I saw. the following are the approximate coordinates (+/- 1 or 2 coord pt.) of all the nodes i saw. There may be more, but this is good for leveling 250-300 b/c of all the thorium.

Rich Thorium Veins (req. 275 mining):
(50, 50)
(45, 52)

Small Thorum Veins (req 235 mining) :
(39, 15)
(70, 17) (inside the gorilla cave)
(45, 35)
(52, 32)
(55, 35)

Ooze Covered Thorium Veins: (located underground)
(48, 84)
(43, 81)
The cave entrance is at app. (50, 80) in The Slithering Scar. These are the equivalent of Small Thorium veins.

Mithril Veins:
(50, 71)
(37, 82)

Truesilver Veins:
(40, 77)

My suggestion to make this as efficient as possible is to downlad a map addon such as MetaMap and use any sort of point marking tracker display. Mark all these on your map, and then you can visit them in order from north to south and not waste time running back and forth around the map. I'm not sure about other mods, but for MetaMap it's <Ctrl>+click to set a mark.
Happy Hunting!

Wakka
Tortheldrin Realm

Commentaire de Thottbot

guys, no point in getting so many coords; just download the "gatherer" addon then its database. It works really well,and I should never use any of these posts with numerous coordinates.

best places are definitely wintersprings, eastern plaguelands, and burning steppes

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v141/Evilcornflake1234/wint2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v141/Evilcornflake1234/eastpl2.jpg

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Commentaire de Allakhazam

Can someone tell me if there is really thorium ore in undercity? That seems to be a weird place for it.

Commentaire de Allakhazam

With the release of TBC and the addition of jewelcrafting, prices on ore have skyrocketed. I can run around in circles collecting these things and easily sell the ore for 20-30g a stack; dense stone sells for quite a bundle too, and any gems that drop just add to the profit. You don't even need to smelt the ore into bars- more profit if you don't (which is great for Dark Iron Ore).

Commentaire de Allakhazam

Loads around Winterspring :D and yep big $$$ I have 369 in Mining and still getting mining increases from Rich Thorium Veins (which have been green to mine since about 360 i think) !

Commentaire de Allakhazam

Something not many people know, Thorium does exist, and it's radioactive. Probably explains the green colored glow it seems to have in the game...

Commentaire de Allakhazam

For Horde players, Blasted Lands is the best place,but alliance players cant mine the veins inside the nethergard keep armory so dont go here if you need to lvl your mining as an alliance, try WPL or Un'goro instead.

Commentaire de knotjad

Mining Minerai de thorium from Petit filon de thorium requires level 245 skill & Riche filon de thorium requires a level 275 skill.

Commentaire de WokkaD

Un'Goro Crater is the easiest place to farm Minerai de thorium in both Classic and Retail.
Simply circle the edge of the crater (ignore the caves) and keep going in the same direction.
If you are using a ground mount, then the nodes will respawn before you return.
If you are using a flying mount (especially a fast one), then they may not have respawned.
It doesn't matter, just keep circling in the same direction and you'll catch up with the respawns.

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