List of ore by zone

This is a list of all Ore by area. The recommended character level is listed as well as the minimum mining level. The turns green is pretty self-explanatory, it's the mining skill level where the deposits turn green.

Eastern Kingdoms

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Elwynn Forest Dun Morogh Tirisfal Glades Eversong Woods	1-10	1		Copper
Westfall	10-15	1 1 50		Copper
Ghostlands Silverpine Forest Loch Modan	10-20	1 1 50		Copper Tin Silver
Redridge Mountains	15-20	1 1 50		Copper Tin Silver (rare)
Duskwood	20-25	1 1 50 100 115		Copper Tin Silver Iron Gold (rare)
Hillsbrad Foothills	20-25	1 50 100 115		Tin Silver Iron Gold
Wetlands	20-25	1 1 50 50 100		Copper Tin Silver Incendicite Ore (quest) Iron
Arathi Highlands	25-30	1 50 65 100 115 150 165		Tin Silver Lesser Bloodstone Ore (quest) Iron Gold Mithril Truesilver
Northern Stranglethorn	25-30	1 50 100 115		Tin Silver Iron Gold
The Cape of Stranglethorn	30-35	50 100 115		Silver Iron Gold
The Hinterlands	30-35	1 50 100 165 200		Tin Silver Iron Truesilver Thorium
Western Plaguelands	35-40	100 115	Unknown	Iron Gold
Eastern Plaguelands	40-45	100 115 150 165	Unknown	Iron Gold Mithril Truesilver
Badlands	44-48	1 1 50 100 115 150 165		Copper Tin Silver Iron Gold Mithril Truesilver
Searing Gorge	47-51	115 150 165		Gold Mithril Truesilver
Burning Steppes	49-52	115 150 165	Unknown	Gold Mithril Truesilver
Swamp of Sorrows	51-55	165 200		Truesilver Thorium
Blasted Lands	55-60	165 200		Truesilver Thorium
Twilight Highlands	84-85	1 475 525		Tin Elementium Pyrite

Kalimdor

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Azuremyst Isle Durotar Mulgore	1-10	1		Copper
Bloodmyst Isle Darkshore Northern Barrens Azshara	10-20	1 1 50		Copper Tin Silver
Ashenvale	20-25	1 1	Unknown	Copper Tin
Stonetalon Mountains	25-30	1 1 50		Copper Tin Silver
Southern Barrens	30-35	1 50 100 115		Copper Silver Iron Gold
Desolace	30-35	50 100 115	Unknown	Silver Iron Gold
Dustwallow Marsh	35-40	1 50 100 115 150 165	Unknown	Tin Silver Iron Gold Mithril Truesilver
Feralas	35-40	50 100 115 150 165	Unknown	Silver Iron Gold Mithril Truesilver
Thousand Needles	40-45	1 50 100 115 150 165	Unknown	Copper Silver Iron Gold Mithril Truesilver
Tanaris	45-50	115 150 165	Unknown	Gold mithril Truesilver
Felwood	45-50	115 150 165 200	Unknown	Gold Mithril Truesilver Thorium
Un'Goro Crater	50-55	115 150 165 200	Unknown	Gold Mithril Truesilver Thorium
Winterspring	50-55	165 200		Truesilver Thorium
Silithus	55-60	165 200		Truesilver Thorium
Mount Hyjal	80-82	425		Obsidium
Uldum	83-84	475 525		Elementium Pyrite

Outland

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Hellfire Peninsula	58-63	275		Fel Iron
Zangarmarsh	60-64	275 325		Fel Iron Adamantite
Terokkar Forest	62-65	275 325 375		Fel Iron Adamantite Khorium
Nagrand	64-67	275 325 375	Unknown	Fel Iron Adamantite Khorium
Blade's Edge Mountains	65-68	275 325 375	Unknown	Fel Iron Adamantite Khorium
Netherstorm	67-70	275 325 375	Unknown	Fel Iron Adamantite Khorium
Shadowmoon Valley	67-70	275 275 325 375	Unknown	Nethercite Fel Iron Adamantite Khorium

Northrend

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Borean Tundra Howling Fjord	68-72	350		Cobalt
Dragonblight	71-75	350 400 450		Cobalt Saronite Titanium
Grizzly Hills	73-75	350 400		Cobalt Saronite
Zul'Drak	74-76	350 400		Cobalt Saronite
Sholazar Basin	76-78	400 450		Saronite Titanium
Icecrown Wintergrasp	77-80	400 450		Saronite Titanium
Storm Peaks Crystalsong Forest	77-80	350 400 450		Cobalt Saronite Titanium

Cataclysm zones

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Vashj'ir	80-82	425		Obsidium
Deepholm	82-83	425 475		Obsidium Elementium

Pandaria

Zone	Character Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
The Jade Forest	85-87	500 600		Ghost Iron Trillium
Valley of the Four Winds	86-87	500 600		Ghost Iron Trillium
Veiled Stair	87	500		Ghost Iron
Kun-Lai Summit	86-88	500 600		Ghost Iron Trillium
Krasarang Wilds	86-90	500		Ghost Iron
Townlong Steppes	88-89	500 550 600		Ghost Iron Kyparite Trillium
Dread Wastes	89-90	500 550 600		Ghost Iron Kyparite Trillium
Vale of Eternal Blossoms	90	500 600		Ghost Iron Trillium

Classic instances

Zone	Instance Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Deadmines	15-21	1 1 50		Copper, Tin, Silver
Wailing Caverns	15-25	1 1		Copper, Tin
Blackfathom Deeps	22-25	1		Tin
Razorfen Kraul	30-40	100		Iron
Maraudon	30-40	150 165		Mithril Truesilver
Uldaman	35-45	50 100 150		Silver Iron Mithril
Dire Maul	36-46(?)	215		Thorium (rich)

Classic raids

Zone	Raid Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Molten Core	60(?)	175		Dark Iron
Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj	60(?)	305		Obsidian
Temple of Ahn'Qiraj	60(?)	305		Obsidian

Burning Crusade instances

Zone	Instance Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Slave Pens	60-69	325		Adamantite
The Underbog	61-70	325		Adamantite
Mana-Tombs	62-71	325 375		Adamantite Khorium
Auchenai Crypts	63-72	325 375		Adamantite Khorium
Sethekk Halls	65-73	325		Adamantite
The Steamvault	67-75	275 325		Fel Iron Adamantite
Shadow Labyrinth	67-75	325 375		Adamantite Khorium

Wrath of the Lich King instances

Zone	Instance Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Utgarde Keep	67-68	350		Cobalt Ore
Halls of Stone	77-79	400		Saronite

Wrath of the Lich King raids

Zone	Raid Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Ulduar	80(?)	450		Saronite (pure)
Icecrown Citadel	80(?)	400		Saronite

Cataclysm instances

Zone	Instance Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
The Deadmines (Heroic)	85(?)	1 1 50		Copper Tin Silver

Mists of Pandaria instances

Zone	Instance Levels	Minimum Mining Skill	Turns Green	Ore
Shado-pan Monastery	87-89(?)	500 600		Ghost Iron Trillium
Siege of Niuzao Temple	90(?)	550		Kyparite