There are many ores to be found in Lotro's Middle earth. In this section I will discuss the types of ore, organized by Tiers, and - of course - where to find them in the huge world.
Ores can be found everywhere in Middle Earth and the type of ore you will find is dependedon a specific region within an area which you are visiting. In each area of Middle Earth [hit the M-key and you will see a map of the area, and the name] there are several ore type to be found.
To localize and mine ore deposits, you need the prospector crafting skill. If you are a tinker, weaponsmith, armourer or explore, you can track and mine ores. Alas, cooks, scholars, woodworkers and yeoman's cannot mine or track ores. They will see the ore deposits, but are unable to mine and process it.
A normal ore deposit yield 1-3 ore chunks, while rich ore deposits will yield 4-6 chunks. These rich ore deposits will also drop - on an irregular basis - gems, dye products and on the higher ties also very rare byproducts as a mithril flake, a cracked Rhi sigil or a Tarnished Crest of Rohan.
Byproducts
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Rich-iron ore
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Platinum ore
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Ores can be found everywhere in Middle Earth and the type of ore you will find is dependedon a specific region within an area which you are visiting. In each area of Middle Earth [hit the M-key and you will see a map of the area, and the name] there are several ore type to be found.
To localize and mine ore deposits, you need the prospector crafting skill. If you are a tinker, weaponsmith, armourer or explore, you can track and mine ores. Alas, cooks, scholars, woodworkers and yeoman's cannot mine or track ores. They will see the ore deposits, but are unable to mine and process it.
A normal ore deposit yield 1-3 ore chunks, while rich ore deposits will yield 4-6 chunks. These rich ore deposits will also drop - on an irregular basis - gems, dye products and on the higher ties also very rare byproducts as a mithril flake, a cracked Rhi sigil or a Tarnished Crest of Rohan.
An overview for the starter
In the table below you will find all the ore types which you can find in Lotro's Middle Earth. They are organized in Tiers. Tiers are a kind of processing levels, to be acquired by processing ore into ingots, which you can do at a forge (like a smithy). You will notice that each tier can be found in specific regions of specific areas. So, copper can be found in all of the starter areas, but for ancient iron you have to venture forth into the more dangerous areas.Tier | Ore Type | Locations |
1 | Copper Tin | Most of Ered Luin, The Shire, lower-level areas of Bree-land |
2 | Barrow-iron Silver | NE Ered Luin, NE Shire, all except lower-level areas of Bree-land, Western Lone-lands, Western North Downs |
3 | Rich Iron Gold | Central and Eastern areas of the Lone-lands and North Downs, Eastern Evendim, South and East lake shores in NE Bree-land |
4 | Dwarf-iron Platinum | The Trollshaws, Western Misty Mountains, Western Angmar, Western Evendim, South-eastern tip of the Lone-lands |
5 | Ancient Iron Ancient Silver | Eastern Misty Mountains, Eastern Angmar, Forochel, Northern Eregion |
6 | Khazâd-copper Khazâd-tin | Southern Eregion, Moria |
Khazâd-iron Khazâd-gold | Southern Eregion, Moria, Lothlórien, Mirkwood, Enedwaith | |
7 | Skarn | Dunland, Gap of Rohan, Isengard, Nan Curunír, The Great River |
8 | Riddermark ore | East Rohan |
While mining ore deposits, there is a chance that you will find also a byproduct, like some base materials for making dyes or precious stones like agates, opals and sapphires. The best chance to find such byproducts will give you the rich ore deposits, or in the case or rich iron, the bountiful deposits. In the table below you will find an overview of byproducts per tier and ore type.
Tier | Ore Type | Rare byproduct | Dye byproduct | Precious |
1 | Copper | Copper Salts | Agate | |
Tin | Sienna | Amethyst | ||
2 | Barrow-iron | Umber | Bloodstone | |
Silver | - | Opal | ||
3 | Rich Iron | - | Ruby | |
Gold | - | Sapphire | ||
4 | Dwarf-iron Platinum | - | Adamant | |
5 | Ancient Iron | Ancient Nickel Ore | Ancient Iron Oxides | Beryl |
Ancient Silver | Moonstone | - | Beryl | |
6 | Khazâd-copper Khazâd-tin | - | Aquamarine | |
Khazâd-iron | Mithril Flake | Lime | Dawn-rose | |
Khazâd-gold | Mithril Flake | - | Dawn-rose | |
7 | Skarn ore | High-grade Skarn Cracked Rhi Helvarch Sigil | - | Green Garnet |
8 | Riddermark ore | High-grade Riddermark Tarnished Crest of Rohan | - | Red Agate |
Where to find ore in Lotro
This is the main section of my article, and it will discuss where to find all these different kind of ores.
Tips
- Ore nodes are not random, they spawn near the same places. So use the maps!
- Remember to mine every ore node of the same level. After harvesting everything, it can respawn different types of ore of that level. So at tier 4 it can be platinum or dwarf-iron, at tier 5 ancient iron or ancient silver, etc.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
I haven't complete the maps of ore-nodes until now. I expect to work on them in april 2013.
In the mean time, you can find some example maps - derived from the Allakhazam Lotro web-site. However, these maps are not so accurate and in some cases - due to updates and node-type changes - even not true at all. If you find another type of ore, from a lower or higher tier, use the Tier-tables above. For example, if you the tin locations in Bree-land are of a higher Tier, the are replace by silver or barrow-iron ore type.
Source for the maps:
http://lotro.allakhazam.com/db/map_new.html?area=5&filter=1&objectids=85
Tin & Copper ore
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Barrow-iron ore
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Silver ore
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Gold ore
In the mean time, you can find some example maps - derived from the Allakhazam Lotro web-site. However, these maps are not so accurate and in some cases - due to updates and node-type changes - even not true at all. If you find another type of ore, from a lower or higher tier, use the Tier-tables above. For example, if you the tin locations in Bree-land are of a higher Tier, the are replace by silver or barrow-iron ore type.
Source for the maps:
http://lotro.allakhazam.com/db/map_new.html?area=5&filter=1&objectids=85
Tin & Copper ore
Barrow-iron ore
Silver ore
Gold ore
Rich-iron ore
Platinum ore
- Trollshaws, scattered, like 1 vs 4 distribution (platinum vs. dwarf-iron). So it is correct to assume that platinum is a rare ore type.
- Misty Mountains has platinum ore too (west side).
- Platinum in Evendim along the whole west shore of the lake.
- Platinum in Angmar, scattered, like 1 vs 4 distribution. So platinum is the rare ore type.
Dwarf-Iron ore
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