A prospector mining a skarn deposit
"Prospectors gather stone and ore from the earth for use in other crafting Vocations."
Prospectors gather and refine metal ore for the Metalsmith , Weaponsmith , and Jeweller professions. While gathering the ore from resource nodes (also known as mining), prospectors may also occasionally find gems, dye salts or other components that are used in other crafting professions. For a comprehensive list of items that may be found in each type of ore deposit, see the Resources page.
Associated Vocations: Armourer , Armsman , Explorer , Tinker
A guide to attaining Prospector Mastery .
Required Tools
Materials
Prospectors craft metal ingots by refining and smelting Ore at a forge. The prospector can find ore by using the Track Mines skill, which directs them to the nearest ore deposit throughout the lands of Middle-earth.
Resources are generally "Nodes" found across the lands of Middle-earth , which provide crafting materials in Crafting Recipes.
Ore Deposits can only be harvested by characters with the Prospector profession. The character should have achieved proficiency for the previous tier of the ore, for example in order to harvest Barrow-iron Deposit (which is journeyman tier) the character should have obtained the title Apprentice Prospector . Prospectors are granted the ability to Track Mines , harvest the ore deposit using Crafting Tools , and process the ore into ingots at a Forge .
Ore deposit node
Normal yields 1 to 3 ore and a small chance of other crafting materials such as dye materials , Gems, rare components and mastery components.
These ore nodes also have a chance to spawn a Rich / Bountiful deposit which can yield 4 to 6 ore and have a higher chance to yield these crafting materials.
The following Professions can use the ingots for materials in their own crafting recipes:
Ore Deposit Index
Ore Deposit
Tier
Ore Materials
Dye Materials
Gems
Other Components and items
Locations
Copper Deposit
1 Apprentice
Chunk of Copper Ore
Piece of Sienna Pile of Copper Salts
Agate Amethyst
Chunk of Grey Rock-salt Chunk of Crude Brimstone Crude Whetstone
Most of Ered Luin , The Shire , Swanfleet , lower-level areas of Bree-land
Barrow-iron Deposit
2 Journeyman
Chunk of Barrow-iron Ore
Piece of Umber
Bloodstone
Chunk of White Rock-salt Chunk of Pale Brimstone Small Whetstone Sapphire Shard *
North-Eastern Ered Luin , North-Eastern Shire , Edges of Bree-land , Western Lone-lands , Western North Downs , most of Cardolan
Silver Deposit
2 Journeyman
Chunk of Silver Ore
--
Bloodstone Opal
Chunk of White Rock-salt Chunk of Pale Brimstone Small Whetstone Sapphire Shard *
North-Eastern Ered Luin , North-Eastern Shire , Edges of Bree-land , Western Lone-lands , Western North Downs , most of Cardolan
Rich Iron Deposit
3 Expert
Chunk of Rich Iron Ore
--
Ruby
Chunk of Clear Rock-salt Chunk of Dark Brimstone Flat Whetstone Ruby Shard *
Central and eastern areas of Lone-lands and North Downs , Eastern Evendim , South and East lake shores in North-Eastern Bree-land , The Yondershire in the Shire
Gold Deposit
3 Expert
Chunk of Gold Ore
--
Ruby Sapphire
Chunk of Clear Rock-salt Chunk of Dark Brimstone Flat Whetstone Ruby Shard *
Central and eastern areas of Lone-lands and North Downs , Eastern Evendim , South and East lake shores in North-Eastern Bree-land , The Yondershire in the Shire
Dwarf-iron Deposit
4 Artisan
Chunk of Dwarf-iron Ore
--
Adamant
Chunk of Yellow Rock-salt Chunk of Prilled Brimstone Round Whetstone Adamant Shard *
Trollshaws , Western Misty Mountains , Western Angmar , Western Evendim , South-Eastern tip of Lone-lands , The Angle of Mitheithel , Western Agamaur (located in the Lone-lands)
Platinum Deposit
4 Artisan
Chunk of Platinum Ore
--
Adamant
Chunk of Yellow Rock-salt Chunk of Prilled Brimstone Round Whetstone Adamant Shard *
Trollshaws , Western Misty Mountains , Western Angmar , Western Evendim , South-Eastern tip of Lone-lands , The Angle of Mitheithel
Ancient Iron Deposit
5 Master
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 Beryl Shard *
Eastern Misty Mountains , Eastern Angmar , Forochel , The Wildwood and Northern Eregion
Ancient Silver Deposit
5 Master
Chunk of Ancient Silver Ore
--
Beryl Moonstone (rare)
Chunk of Blue Rock-salt Chunk of Dusty Brimstone Soft Whetstone Beryl Shard *
Eastern Misty Mountains , Eastern Angmar , Forochel , The Wildwood and Northern Eregion
Khazâd Skarn Deposit
6 Supreme
Chunk of Khazâd Skarn
Chunk of Lime
Aquamarine Dawn-rose
Chunk of Pink Rock-salt Chunk of Bright Brimstone Hard Whetstone Mithril Flake *
Southern Eregion , Moria (esp. Tumun-ghâr and Fulz-zahar crafting instances found in Gharâf-fehem in the Redhorn Lodes ), Lothlórien , Mirkwood , Enedwaith
Calenard Skarn Deposit
7 Westfold
Chunk of Calenard Skarn Chunk of High-grade Calenard Skarn (rare)
--
Green Garnet
Cracked Rhi Helvarch Sigil *
Dunland , Gap of Rohan , Isengard , Nan Curunír , The Great River
Riddermark Skarn Deposit
8 Eastemnet
Chunk of Riddermark Skarn Chunk of High-grade Riddermark Skarn (rare)
--
Red Agate
Tarnished Crest of Rohan *
East Rohan , Iserngraf crafting instance found in Hytbold , Wildermore
Eorlingas Skarn Deposit
9 Westemnet
Chunk of Eorlingas Skarn Chunk of High-grade Eorlingas Skarn (rare)
--
Emerald
Emerald Shard *
West Rohan , Entwood (esp. Stangraf crafting instance found in Derndingle ), Western Gondor , Central Gondor
Anórien Skarn Deposit
10 Anórien
Chunk of Anórien Skarn Chunk of High-grade Anórien Skarn (rare)
--
Zircon
Zircon Shard *
Eastern Gondor , Old Anórien , Far Anórien , North Ithilien
Dagorlad Scrap Deposit
10 Anórien
Dagorlad Weapon Scrap Dagorlad Armour Scrap
--
Dagorlad Onyx
Rangers' Journal of Dagorlad Weaponsmithing * Rangers' Journal of Dagorlad Metalsmithing * Broken Blade * Metal Scrap * Salt *
The Wastes
Gorgoroth Skarn Deposit
11 Doomfold
Chunk of Doomfold Skarn Chunk of High-grade Doomfold Skarn (rare)
--
Black Adamant
Black Adamant Shard *
The Plateau of Gorgoroth
Erebor Skarn Deposit
11 Doomfold
Chunk of Doomfold Skarn Chunk of High-grade Doomfold Skarn (rare)
--
Black Adamant
Black Adamant Shard *
Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands
Ironfold Skarn Deposit
12 Ironfold
Chunk of Ironfold Skarn Chunk of High-grade Ironfold Skarn (rare)
--
Dwarrowgleam
Dwarrowgleam Shard *
Iron Hills , Ered Mithrin
Vales Skarn Deposit
12 Ironfold
Chunk of Ironfold Skarn Chunk of High-grade Ironfold Skarn (rare)
--
Dwarrowgleam
Dwarrowgleam Shard *
Vales of Anduin
Ithil Skarn Deposit
13 Minas Ithil
Chunk of Minas Ithil Skarn Chunk of High-grade Minas Ithil Skarn (rare)
--
Ithilharn
Ithilharn Shard *
Morgul Vale , Mordor Besieged
Langflood Skarn Deposit
13 Minas Ithil
Chunk of Langflood Skarn Chunk of High-grade Langflood Skarn (rare)
--
Ithilharn
Ithilharn Shard *
Wells of Langflood , Elderslade , The War of Three Peaks
Khazâd-Silver Deposit
13 Minas Ithil
Chunk of Langflood Skarn Chunk of High-grade Langflood Skarn (rare)
--
Watery Ithilharn
Ithilharn Shard *
Azanulbizar, T.A. 2799
Brilliant Skarn Deposit
14 Gundabad
Chunk of Gundabad Skarn Chunk of High-grade Gundabad Skarn (rare)
--
Sunstone
Sunstone Shard *
Gundabad , King's Gondor East , Ettenmoors
Iridescent Ore Deposit
15 Umbari
Chunk of Umbari Iron Chunk of High-grade Umbari Iron (rare)
--
Sea-stone
Red Sea-stone *
King's Gondor , Outer Gondor , Cape of Umbar , The Shield Isles & Umbar Baharbêl
* Very rare component
Recipes
Links to Prospector recipe index by tier
A complete list of recipes listed alphabetically
An index of items that can be crafted using Prospector recipes
Crafting Quests
Class Quests
Harvesting Reward Quest
Quest Reward
See Also