Prospector

Professions
Gathering:
Farmer, Forester, Prospector
Producing:
Cook, Jeweller, Metalsmith, Scholar, Tailor, Weaponsmith, Woodworker

Crafting Guide, Crafted Items

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

Prospector's Tools (e.g., Bronze Prospector's Tools)
Forge (any Superior Forge may also be used)

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.

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 Dyes material, gems, Crafting Rare Components 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	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, 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*	NE Ered Luin, NE Shire, all except lower-level areas of Bree-land, Western Lone-lands, Western North Downs
Silver Deposit	2 Journeyman	Chunk of Silver Ore	--	Opal	Chunk of White Rock-salt Chunk of Pale Brimstone Small Whetstone Sapphire Shard*	NE Ered Luin, NE Shire, all except lower-level areas of Bree-land, Western Lone-lands, Western North Downs
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 the Lone-lands and North Downs, Eastern Evendim, South and East lake shores in NE Bree-land
Gold Deposit	3 Expert	Chunk of Gold Ore	--	Sapphire	Chunk of Clear Rock-salt Chunk of Dark Brimstone Flat Whetstone Ruby Shard*	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 Artisan	Chunk of Dwarf-iron Ore	--	Adamant	Chunk of Yellow Rock-salt Chunk of Prilled Brimstone Round Whetstone Adamant Shard*	The Trollshaws, Western Misty Mountains, Western Angmar, Western Evendim, South-eastern tip of 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*	The Trollshaws, Western Misty Mountains, Western Angmar, Western Evendim, South-eastern tip of the Lone-lands
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, 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, 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 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, the 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
Dagorlad Scrap Deposit	10 Anórien			Zircon	Rangers' Journal of Dagorlad Weaponsmithing Rangers' Journal of Dagorlad Metalsmithing Broken Blade Metal Scrap Salt Zircon Shard*	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	11 Doomfold	Item:Chunk of Ironfold Skarn Item:Chunk of High-grade Ironfold Skarn (rare)	--	Dwarrowgleam	Dwarrowgleam Shard *	Iron Lands

* Very rare component

Strange Ore sightings

In some places, strange looking ore deposits might be spotted.

These deposits can't be interacted with nor do they appear on radar.

These are for quests, where the NPC sends you out to find N chunks of Y-ore. They can be found in all areas of Middle Earth.

Ore Deposit

Tier

Ore Materials

Dye Materials

Gems

Mastery Components / Rare Crafting Components

Locations

Unknown ore

The deposit appears to look similar to a gold deposit in structure and shape, but with yellow base rock as if sulfur.

Known Locations: North of Gondamon in Ered Luin, Low Lands ^{[19.2 S, 96.7W]}

A typical quest: Ore for the Forge in Forochel

Recipes

Links to Prospector recipe index by tier

	Prospector Apprentice Recipes
	Prospector Journeyman Recipes
	Prospector Expert Recipes
	Prospector Artisan Recipes
	Prospector Master Recipes
	Prospector Supreme Recipes
	Prospector Westfold Recipes
	Prospector Eastemnet Recipes
	Prospector Westemnet Recipes
	Prospector Anórien Recipes
	Prospector Doomfold Recipes