Where to find mining spots in skyrim

It can either be a precious gem, corundum ore, or even the precious and rare ebony ore. Some veins also produce soul gems of all different varieties, so these veins are always worth mining when coming across due to their rarity and good yield. Light armor specialists who would like to improve their Elven armor or even create Glass armor will need quite a bit of Moonstone ore to do so. This ore is extremely precious and expensive, which is why finding it in loot is key to save some gold.

When it comes to Glass armor and weapons, Malachite ore is absolutely necessary for its crafting and improvement, along with Moonstone ore. Malachite ore is even more uncommon in the wild than Moonstone ore, and it's just as expensive as Moonstone ore. One piece of it can cost up to 30 gold, so players should definitely mine it themselves. No doubt the most wanted ore in the game, Ebony ore is used in the making of Ebony armor and gear, which is one of the best armors for heavy armor specialists.

One piece of Ebony ore can sell for 60 gold, which goes to show how rare and highly coveted this ore is. That said, it's actually not the rarest ore, given how abundant its veins are in certain locations in Skyrim. Auxilium In my opinion.. Here is a current list of all known Ore Veins that I know of.

I would like for people to give me a hand with completing this list if possible, it would be greatly appreciated. Pinepeak Cavern, north of Ivarstead. Along the mountain edge north of Shor's Stone. Up in the mountains south of Hlaalu Farm and southeast of Brandy-Mug farm. Northeast of Cragwallow Slope. At the mountainside on a rock underneath a pinetree.

Fort Fellhammer, south of Dawnstar. Northwind Mine, southeast of Mist watch. Ustengrav Depths - to the right of the first flame floor there is an Iron Ore Vein. It's to the left of the Waterfall. Ustengrav Depths - When you go down the first narrow walkway into the area above the Word Wall, if you walk back underneath that walkway and jump down 2 ledges you will find a Corundum Vein against the wall.

Shew Account closed at sincere request. BlackReach: Where else can you mine for soulstones? SquirrelHunter New Member. TheListener Dark Brotherhood Assassin. I found some corundum ore when i exited whiterun via the underforge! Lemnisc8 Bunny Protector and Thalmor Killer. I need some soul gems! I've heard that blackreach is the way to go and that it can be accessed through some dwarven ruins which I was standing outside of when I turned it off before coming to work.

I've mainly concentrated on side quests and haven't even brought the horn to the greybeards yet. You must log in or sign up to post here. Show Ignored Content. Share This Page Tweet. Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Mining is an activity in Skyrim that involves extracting various ores from veins found in mines. The ore you obtain can be smelted into ingots, and then used to forge new weapons or armor.

They can also be sold, which is most profitable if sold to one of the mine owners in the Mine Ore radiant quest.