Ore

Ore deposits are found across the lands of Middle-earth. Prospectors have the ability to Track Mines, and process the ore using Prospector's Tools. Normal ore deposits yield 1 to 3 ore, while Rich/Bountiful ore deposits yield 4 to 6 ore and are more likely to also yield crafting materials such as dye materials, gems, and mastery components. Prospectors have the skill to smelt ore into ingots for other professions. Metalsmiths, Weaponsmiths, and Jewellers can use these ingots to craft items.

Ore Deposit	Tier	Ore Materials	Dye Materials	Gems	Mastery Components	Locations
Copper Deposit	1	Chunk of Copper Ore	Pile of Copper Salts	Agate	Chunk of Grey Rock-salt Chunk of Crude Brimstone Crude Whetstone	Most of Ered Luin, The Shire, lower-level areas of Bree-land
Tin Deposit	1	Chunk of Tin Ore	Piece of Sienna	Amethyst	Chunk of Grey Rock-salt Chunk of Crude Brimstone Crude Whetstone	Most of Ered Luin, The Shire, lower-level areas of Bree-land
Barrow-iron Deposit	2	Chunk of Barrow-iron Ore	Piece of Umber	Bloodstone	Chunk of White Rock-salt Chunk of Pale Brimstone Small Whetstone	NE Ered Luin, NE Shire, all except lower-level areas of Bree-land, Western Lone-lands, Western North Downs
Silver Deposit	2	Chunk of Silver Ore	-	Opal	Chunk of White Rock-salt Chunk of Pale Brimstone Small Whetstone	NE Ered Luin, NE Shire, all except lower-level areas of Bree-land, Western Lone-lands, Western North Downs
Rich Iron Deposit	3	Chunk of Rich Iron Ore	-	Ruby	Chunk of Clear Rock-salt Chunk of Dark Brimstone Flat Whetstone	Central and Eastern areas of the Lone-lands and North Downs, Eastern Evendim, South and East lake shores in NE Bree-land
Gold Deposit	3	Chunk of Gold Ore	-	Sapphire	Chunk of Clear Rock-salt Chunk of Dark Brimstone Flat Whetstone	Central and Eastern areas of the Lone-lands and North Downs, Eastern Evendim, South and East lake shores in NE Bree-land
Dwarf-iron Deposit	4	Chunk of Dwarf-iron Ore	-	Adamant	Chunk of Yellow Rock-salt Chunk of Prilled Brimstone Round Whetstone	The Trollshaws, Western Misty Mountains, Western Angmar, Western Evendim, South-eastern tip of the Lone-lands
Platinum Deposit	4	Chunk of Platinum Ore	-	Adamant	Chunk of Yellow Rock-salt Chunk of Prilled Brimstone Round Whetstone	The Trollshaws, Western Misty Mountains, Western Angmar, Western Evendim, South-eastern tip of the Lone-lands
Ancient Iron Deposit	5	Chunk of Ancient Iron Ore Ancient Nickel Ore (rare)	Pile of Ancient Iron Oxides	Beryl	Chunk of Blue Rock-salt Chunk of Dusty Brimstone Soft Whetstone	Eastern Misty Mountains, Eastern Angmar, Forochel, Northern Eregion
Ancient Silver Deposit	5	Chunk of Ancient Silver Ore	-	Beryl Moonstone (rare)	Chunk of Blue Rock-salt Chunk of Dusty Brimstone Soft Whetstone	Eastern Misty Mountains, Eastern Angmar, Forochel, Northern Eregion
Khazâd-copper Deposit	6	Chunk of Khazâd-copper Ore	-	Aquamarine	Chunk of Pink Rock-salt Chunk of Bright Brimstone Hard Whetstone	Southern Eregion, Moria
Khazâd-tin Deposit	6	Chunk of Khazâd-tin Ore	-	Aquamarine	Chunk of Pink Rock-salt Chunk of Bright Brimstone Hard Whetstone	Southern Eregion, Moria
Khazâd-iron Deposit	6	Chunk of Khazâd-iron Ore	Chunk of Lime	Dawn-rose	Chunk of Pink Rock-salt Chunk of Bright Brimstone Hard Whetstone Mithril Flake*	Southern Eregion, Redhorn Lodes (Moria), Lothlórien, Mirkwood, Enedwaith
Khazâd-gold Deposit	6	Chunk of Khazâd-gold Ore	-	Dawn-rose	Chunk of Pink Rock-salt Chunk of Bright Brimstone Hard Whetstone Mithril Flake*	Southern Eregion, Redhorn Lodes (Moria), Lothlórien, Mirkwood, Enedwaith
Skarn Deposit	7	Chunk of Low-grade Skarn Ore Chunk of High-grade Skarn Ore (rare)	-	Green Garnet	Cracked Rhi Helvarch Sigil*	Dunland, Gap of Rohan, Isengard, Nan Curunír, The Great River
Riddermark Deposit	8	Chunk of Low-grade Riddermark Ore Chunk of High-grade Riddermark Ore (rare)	-	Red Agate	Tarnished Crest of Rohan*	East Rohan

* A very rare component.

Ore Gallery

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  Copper

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  Tin

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  Barrow-iron

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  Silver

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  Rich Iron

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  Gold

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  Dwarf-iron

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  Platinum

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  Ancient Iron

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  Ancient Silver

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  Khazâd-copper

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  Khazâd-tin

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  Khazâd-iron

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  Khazâd-gold

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  Skarn

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  Riddermark

Notes on Gathering Ore

Gathering Ore can be a time-consuming, and sometimes frustrating task. To maximize your success, it is important to understand a bit about how the ore nodes are populated by the landscape and how relative demand and character behavior affect the amount of ore you find.

Ore spawns in fixed locations, often called nodes. The landscape generator has a probability to fill (spawn) an empty node every so often - in the absence of players removing ore, generally most of the nodes will be filled. Most nodes can spawn either of two types of ore, usually iron or a precious metal. Note that in some areas ore of different tiers may be on the same spawn table (e.g. in the The Trollshaws you can get Gold or Dwarf-Iron).

Not all ore is in demand to the same level. See the entry on Metalsmiths to understand how much iron is required to skill up a Metalsmith. In general, iron is in higher demand than precious metals because both Metalsmiths and Weaponsmiths need iron, while only Jewellers consume precious metals. This high demand for iron can result in selective removal by many players of just the iron ore, leaving a landscape increasingly populated by precious metal nodes only. This can be very frustrating for Prospectors searching for iron.

In general, there will be more of the scarce resources if everyone mining mines ALL of the nodes. Similarly, you can get better results in scarce conditions by clearing the nodes from an area and waiting for them to respawn, then clearing again. This technique will guarantee at least some of the scarce resource.