With Cataclysm comes some new minerals that you can mine and use to level up other professions. With the release of Cataclysm, these minerals were selling quite well. But what I wanted to do was give you the names of the new minerals in Cataclysm and where you can find them.
Obsidian:
The first new mineral you will find is a mineral called obsidian. It is what you can call a common mineral found when mining in Cataclysm and it can contain gems, volatile fire, volatile earth, and volatile shadow. You can sell these volatiles at the auction house for anywhere close to $ 20- $ 30 of gold per piece. A single ore has already dropped to around $ 6-9 gold a piece and I suspect the cost will continue to drop. At this point, you can turn them into bars that keep the market value a little stronger.
For prospecting purposes You can find Carnelian, Hessonite, Zephyrite, Alicite, Jasper, Demon Eye, Ember Topaz, Hell Ruby, Amber Gem, Dream Emerald, and Ocean Sapphire … which sells quite well.
2 Obsidian Ores are needed to melt an Obsidian Bar.
Elementium ore
Elementium is the new rare mineral found when mining in Cataclysm and can contain gems, volatile fire, volatile water, or volatile earth. This mineral is a bit more difficult to obtain, but with any trip around Deepholm you should be able to obtain a good chunk of it. Deepholm is a bit different in mining because the whole place is rock so there are deposits located everywhere.
For prospecting purposes You can find Carnelian, Hessonite, Zephyrite, Alicite, Jasper, Demon Eye, Ember Topaz, Hell Ruby, Amber Gem, Dream Emerald, and Ocean Sapphire … which sells quite well.
2 Elementium Ores are needed to make an Elementium Bar.
Pyrite mineral
This can be found in Twilight Highlands, Uldum, Ahn’Qiraj: The Fallen Kingdom Pyrite is the new rare mineral found when mining in Cataclysm, and it can contain gems and volatile fire.
To prospect You can find Carnelian, Hessonite, Zephyrite, Alicite, Jasper, Demon Eye, Ember Topaz, Hell Ruby, Amber Jewel, Dream Emerald and Ocean Sapphire, Volatile Earth, Hell Ruby
2 minerals are needed per bar.
