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Revision as of 23:38, 8 January 2010

Jewelcrafting Icon Jewelcrafting (Profession)
Ingredients  •  Inv misc questionmark [Prospecting]  •  Proficiencies  •  Quests  •  Designs  •  Trainers  •  Equipment
Prospecting
Inv misc questionmark
  • Prospecting
  • 2 sec cast
  • Search 5 ore of a base metal for precious gems. This will destroy the ore in the process.
Properties
Class All
School N/A
Cooldown None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Requirements Level 5, Jewelcrafting (20)

Prospecting is a Jewelcrafting ability which allows the gathering of gems from raw ore that can be obtained via the Mining skill. Five ore of the same type are consumed per prospecting attempt and produces 1-3 gems, with the most common result being a single gem prospected. The gems acquired are of types which could be found by mining a mineral node of the type of ore consumed. For example, prospecting [Iron Ore] can produce [Jade] and [Citrine], which would normally be found on an iron node.

Only common ores can be prospected. [Dark Iron Ore] and quest ores that are not used in crafting cannot be prospected.

Training

Requires: Level 5, Jewelcrafting (20)

Cost: 1s

Results

Prospecting, like disenchanting and Ability miling [Milling], can be boiled down to a fairly simple set of rules. When ore is prospected the results fall into three probabilities:

Note that prospecting ore will never grant a skill point in Jewelcrafting.

Ore Skill Common Gems Uncommon Gems
[Copper Ore] 20 [Tigerseye] (50%) [Shadowgem] (10%)
[Malachite] (50%)
[Tin Ore] 50 [Shadowgem] (37.5%) [Citrine] (3.33%)
[Lesser Moonstone] (37.5%) [Jade] (3.33%)
[Moss Agate] (37.5%) [Aquamarine] (3.33%)
[Iron Ore] 125 [Citrine] (30%) [Aquamarine] (5%)
[Lesser Moonstone] (30%) [Star Ruby] (5%)
[Jade] (30%)
[Mithril Ore] 175 [Citrine] (30%) [Azerothian Diamond] (2.5%)
[Star Ruby] (30%) [Blue Sapphire] (2.5%)
[Aquamarine] (30%) [Large Opal] (2.5%)
[Huge Emerald] (2.5%)
[Thorium Ore] 250 [Star Ruby] (30%) [Blood Garnet] (1.66%)
[Large Opal] (16%) [Flame Spessarite] (1.66%)
[Blue Sapphire] (16%) [Golden Draenite] (1.66%)
[Huge Emerald] (16%) [Deep Peridot] (1.66%)
[Azerothian Diamond] (16%) [Azure Moonstone] (1.66%)
[Shadow Draenite] (1.66%)
[Fel Iron Ore] 275 [Blood Garnet] (17%) [Living Ruby] (1%)
[Flame Spessarite] (17%) [Noble Topaz] (1%)
[Golden Draenite] (17%) [Dawnstone] (1%)
[Deep Peridot] (17%) [Talasite] (1%)
[Azure Moonstone] (17%) [Star of Elune] (1%)
[Shadow Draenite] (17%) [Nightseye] (1%)
[Adamantite Ore] 325 [Blood Garnet] (19%) [Living Ruby] (3%)
[Flame Spessarite] (19%) [Noble Topaz] (3%)
[Golden Draenite] (19%) [Dawnstone] (3%)
[Deep Peridot] (19%) [Talasite] (3%)
[Azure Moonstone] (19%) [Star of Elune] (3%)
[Shadow Draenite] (19%) [Nightseye] (3%)
[Cobalt Ore] 350 [Chalcedony] (25%) [Forest Emerald] (1.3%)
[Huge Citrine] (25%) [Scarlet Ruby] (1.3%)
[Bloodstone] (25%) [Twilight Opal] (1.3%)
[Shadow Crystal] (25%) [Autumn's Glow] (1.3%)
[Dark Jade] (25%) [Sky Sapphire] (1.3%)
[Sun Crystal] (25%) [Monarch Topaz] (1.3%)
[Saronite Ore] 400 [Bloodstone] (18%) [Scarlet Ruby] (4%)
[Huge Citrine] (18%) [Monarch Topaz] (4%)
[Sun Crystal] (18%) [Autumn's Glow] (4%)
[Dark Jade] (18%) [Forest Emerald] (4%)
[Chalcedony] (18%) [Sky Sapphire] (4%)
[Shadow Crystal] (18%) [Twilight Opal] (4%)
[Titanium Ore] 450 [Bloodstone] (25%) [Cardinal Ruby] (5%)
[Huge Citrine] (25%) [Ametrine] (5%)
[Sun Crystal] (25%) [King's Amber] (5%)
[Dark Jade] (25%) [Eye of Zul] (5%)
[Chalcedony] (25%) [Majestic Zircon] (5%)
[Shadow Crystal] (25%) [Dreadstone] (5%)
[Scarlet Ruby] (4%)
[Monarch Topaz] (4%)
[Autumn's Glow] (4%)
[Forest Emerald] (4%)
[Sky Sapphire] (4%)
[Twilight Opal] (4%)
All the percentages in this table were derived from data at Wowhead.
More than one gem can be found on each prospect, so these numbers don't add up to 100%!

Patch changes

Bc icon Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Prospecting now always yields at least 1 gem.
Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Prospecting no longer yields powders, except for Adamantide Powder.
Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Inv ore platinum 01 [Titanium Ore] can be prospected.