Prospecting in TBC Classic

Prospecting allows you to convert 5 raw ores into useful materials that you will use to craft Jewelcrafting items. Each ore will yield different types of gems, so I put together the table below to list all the available gems that you can get from each ore.

Each ore also has a skill requirement, so you have to level up your profession if you want to prospect higher level ores. You can use my TBC Classic Jewlecrafting leveling guide 1-375 if your skill is not high enough to prospect some of the ores.

How to use the table below

• Common: Each time you prospect 5 ores, you will always get at least 1 gem from the "Common" column in the table below. Sometimes you can get two common gems, so these numbers don't add up to 100%.
• Rare: There is also a chance to get 1 gem from the "Rare" column. This roll is on top of the common gem(s), so this will show up as an extra gem in your loot window.

You can use the percentages below to estimate how many gems you will get from prospecting a large number of raw ores.

Prospecting yield & skill requirements

5 x Ore	Skill	Common	Rare
Copper Ore	20	Malachite (50%) Tigerseye (50%)	Shadowgem (10%)
Tin Ore	50	Lesser Moonstone (38%) Moss Agate (38%) Shadowgem (38%)	Aquamarine (3.33%) Citrine (3.33%) Jade (3.33%)
Iron Ore	125	Lesser Moonstone (35%) Citrine (35%) Jade (35%)	Star Ruby (5%) Aquamarine (5%)
Mithril Ore	175	Star Ruby (35%) Aquamarine (35%) Citrine (35%)	Blue Sapphire (2.5%) Large Opal (2.5%) Azerothian Diamond (2.5%) Huge Emerald (2.5%)
Thorium Ore	250	Star Ruby (30%) Huge Emerald (16%) Azerothian Diamond (16%) Blue Sapphire (16%) Large Opal (16%)	Blood Garnet (1.66%) Deep Peridot (1.66%) Flame Spessarite (1.66%) Golden Draenite (1.66%) Shadow Draenite (1.66%) Azure Moonstone (1.66%)
Fel Iron Ore	275	Blood Garnet (18%) Deep Peridot (18%) Flame Spessarite (18%) Golden Draenite (18%) Shadow Draenite (18%) Azure Moonstone (18%)	Noble Topaz (1.3%) Dawnstone (1.3%) Living Ruby (1.3%) Nightseye (1.3%) Star of Elune (1.3%) Talasite (1.3%)
Adamantite Ore	325	Blood Garnet (18%) Deep Peridot (18%) Flame Spessarite (18%) Golden Draenite (18%) Shadow Draenite (18%) Azure Moonstone (18%)	Noble Topaz (4%) Dawnstone (4%) Living Ruby (4%) Nightseye (4%) Star of Elune (4%) Talasite (4%)