Farming Pyrite Ore — WoW Classic

WoW Classic · Cataclysm
Updated 21 October 2026

How to farm Pyrite Ore

Search for rare Pyrite Deposits while circling Elementium Ore in Twilight Highlands. Classic requires Mining 525 for Pyrite. The uncommon ore replaces some normal deposits and is not guaranteed each lap.

See Mining leveling for progression and related materials.

References: WoW-Professions

Updated farming route

Twilight Highlands — Elementium and Pyrite

Cataclysm zones · Retail / WoW Classic Cataclysm and Mists

Twilight Highlands — Elementium and Pyrite base mapwow-farming.info · Cataclysm zones · Retail / WoW Classic Cataclysm and Mists
Search rocky slopes and accessible cave entrances with Find Minerals enabled. Classic Elementium needs Mining 475, rich deposits 500 and Pyrite 525. Mine ordinary Elementium while searching for rare Pyrite replacements. Markers identify approximate areas. Lines are suggested searches; they are not fixed spawn locations or a measured yield guarantee.
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