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 professions."

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.

A guide to attaining Prospector Mastery.

Required Tools

• Prospector's Tools (e.g., Bronze Prospector's Tools)
• Forge

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:

• Metalsmith
• Weaponsmith
• Jeweller

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 Shagâni Iron  Chunk of High-grade Shagâni Iron (rare)	--	Sea-stone	Red Sea-stone*	King's Gondor West, Outer Gondor, Cape of Umbar, The Shield Isles & Umbar Baharbêl
Abandoned Iridescent Ore Deposit	15 Umbari	Chunk of Shagâni Iron  Chunk of High-grade Shagâni Iron (rare)	--	Sea-stone	Red Sea-stone*	Umbar-môkh - Tâkhdar, Kamrabezûr, Ilmabiri, Khabârkhad, Dil-irmíz

* Very rare component

Recipes

A complete list of Prospector recipe indexes by tier:

Prospector Recipe Index
	T1 - Apprentice Prospector Recipe Index
	T2 - Journeyman Prospector Recipe Index
	T3 - Expert Prospector Recipe Index
	T4 - Artisan Prospector Recipe Index
	T5 - Master Prospector Recipe Index
	T6 - Supreme Prospector Recipe Index
	T7 - Westfold Prospector Recipe Index
	T8 - Eastemnet Prospector Recipe Index
	T9 - Westemnet Prospector Recipe Index
	T10 - Anórien Prospector Recipe Index
	T11 - Doomfold Prospector Recipe Index
	T12 - Ironfold Prospector Recipe Index
	T13 - Minas Ithil Prospector Recipe Index
	T14 - Gundabad Prospector Recipe Index
	T15 - Umbar Prospector Recipe Index

A complete list of Prospector recipes listed alphabetically:

• Prospector Recipes

An index of items that can be crafted using Prospector recipes

• Prospector Items

Crafting Quests

Class Quests

• [1] Introduction to Prospecting

Harvesting Reward Quest

• [50] Picks for Delivery

Quest Reward

• [50] Valuable Heartwood rewards 10 Chunk of Ancient Iron Ore

See Also

• A guide to attaining Prospector Mastery
• Some helpful hints on best places to farm each tier ores.[1]