1-525 Mining guide by way of Smelting.

[KingCamel]

I thought I would share this awesome guide I found. It shows you what you'll need to level mining 1-525 or to a certain level to skip older zones of mining and not to mention HOURS of time. Let me know what you guys think, and if you have any questions feel free to ask and I will answer them to the bets of my knowledge.

Ok, to get started you'll need some Mining bags. If you don't plan to do a lot of Mining or if you don't have the spare gold, you can always skip this. You may also want to get the gatherer or +5 Mining to help at some points during leveling but it's really not neccesary since you won't be mining much at all. Next, you'll need some mats. To make things easier, I've made a list for you below. Just buy all of these to start or do it as you go. Although, back and forth to the Auction House can waste a lot of time so I suggest just buying them in advance. If you can't get all the mats on your server, try asking in trade or combining this guide with my farming 1-525 and you should be good to go.
Required Material:
Copper Ore x 140 (98g)
Tin Ore x 70 (42g)
Silver Ore x 30 (120g)
Iron Ore x 80 (56g)
Gold Ore x 30 (120g)
Mithril x 160 (240g)
Thorium Ore x 100 (150g)
Fel Iron Ore x 260 (1,300g)
Adamantite Ore x 100 (300g)
Cobalt Ore x 120 (540g)
Obsidium Ore x 440 (1,320g)
Elementium Ore x 280 (980g): Or 2,200 (7,700g) if you plan to go to 525 by smelting.
Volatile Earth x 440 (3,520g): You only need things if you plan to go to 525 by smelting.

Total Estimated Cost:
1-425: 2,966g - Can start mining Obsidium Ore(425).
1-475: 4,286g - Can start mining Rich Obsidium Ore(450) & Elementium Ore(475).
1-500: 5,266g - Can start mining Rich Elementium Ore(500).
1-525: 15,506g - Can mine everything including Pyrite Ore(525)

[Cecu]

I guess we have 1=1 copy&paste from some outdated Cata guide because:

1. In Mists of Pandaria, we have easy +10skill Mining Pick / Goblin Knife etc which helps alot in smelting. (Alot is a soft word here xD)

2. How you levelup in the 375-390 range, since Cobalt grayes out on 375, and you have not included in the list neither Khorium or Hardened Adamantite, which could lead you to 390. (These Adamantite Ore x100 could give you no more than 5 skill ups indeed)

3. Noone care about Pyrite (525) or Rich Elementium (500) anymore, its Mists of Pandaria here, and we have new ore, named "Ghost Iron Ore", available on 500 skill (or 490 with +10 Mining Pick)

4. The Hardened Elementium smelting is pretty cost-uneffective and outdated, since "Smelt Ghost Iron" turns grey on 525 skill (or 535 if you have Mining Pick).

No offence at all, I appreciate your desire to contribute, but since you have used some Cata "Template", have the desire and effords to update it to the current expansion please!

[KingCamel]

It's just a simple guide to get people up high enough to mine in MoP. OFC you could go all the way to 600, but it'd be a waste if you're gonna go out and mine anyways.