Thorium Ore

2020

• Thorium Ore
• Item Level 40
  Disenchants into:
  Not disenchantable
• Sell Price: 2 50

Thorium Ore is mined from various Thorium veins, with a minimum mining skill of 230.

This rare metal combines the weight of lead with the strength of steel. Orcs prize it for weapons because the extra weight allows a skilled user to strike with more force. Thorium armor is amazingly heavy and strong-only adamantine pierces it with any degree of reliability. ^{(WoWRPG 194)}

Sources

Rich Thorium Vein in Azshara

Small Thorium Veins

[Small Thorium Veins] can be mined at skill level 200, and produce 1 to 3 Thorium Ore. These appear in areas where the average mob level is between approximately 45 and 57.

Small Thorium veins are most commonly found in Winterspring, Silithus, Un'Goro Crater, Swamp of Sorrows, but are found elsewhere as well.

Rich Thorium Veins

[Rich Thorium Veins] can be mined at skill level 215, and produce 3 to 5 Thorium Ore. These appear in areas of Azeroth where the average mob level is above approximately 55.

Rich Thorium Veins are most commonly found in Winterspring, Silithus, Swamp of Sorrows, Un'Goro Crater, and Blasted Lands (in the Tainted Forest area).

Oozing Thorium Veins

[Ooze Covered Rich Thorium Veins] and [Ooze Covered Thorium Veins] are found in Silithid hives. These are essentially the same as Rich and Small Thorium Veins, respectively, but with a different appearance.

These veins are most commonly found in Silithus and Un'Goro Crater.

Also found in Thorium Veins

•  [Dense Stone]
•  [Arcane Crystal]
•  [Blue Sapphire]
•  [Star Ruby]
•  [Azerothian Diamond]
•  [Huge Emerald]
•  [Large Opal]

These items can be found in all varieties of Thorium Vein.

Thorium Ore as an ingredient

Smelting (Mining)

Thorium Ore is smelted into Thorium Bars at a forge, requiring a mining skill of 250 or more.

Thorium Bars are used in the production of many items made by Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Engineering, and Jewelcrafting.

Prospecting (Jewelcrafting)

Thorium Ore can be prospected (consuming 5 ore) with a Jewelcrafting skill of 250 or more, resulting in:

•  [Star Ruby] (36%)
•  [Large Opal] (17%)
•  [Azerothian Diamond] (16%)
•  [Huge Emerald] (15%)
•  [Flame Spessarite] (3%)
•  [Blood Garnet] (1.75%)
•  [Shadow Draenite] (1%)
•  [Golden Draenite] (1%)
•  [Azure Moonstone] (1%)

Alchemy

•  [Greater Stoneshield Potion]

See also

•  [Thorium Bar]

Patch changes

• Patch 1.5.0 (2005-06-07): Small Throrium Veins now sometimes will have Emeralds or Diamonds.
  

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