Prospecting is the ability to take 5 ore of almost any type and pull powders and/or gems from it. The higher level ore, the better gems you receive, the chart below outlines what gems are extracted from which ore and the powder for that ore.
Ore Type – Copper Ore (5) – Requires Jewelcrafting 20
Prospected Powder:
– Copper Powder (99%)
Prospected Gems:
– Tigerseye (54%)
– Malachite (45%)
– Shadowgem (9%)
Ore Type – Tin Ore (5) – Requires Jewelcrafting 50
Prospected Powder:
– Tin Powder (99%)
Prospected Gems:
– Moss Agate (44%)
– Shadowgem (40%)
– Lesser Moonstone (35%)
– Citrine (7%)
– Jade (3%)
– Aquamarine (3%)
Ore Type – Iron Ore (5) – Requires Jewelcrafting 125
Prospected Powder:
– Iron Powder (100%)
Prospected Gems:
– Jade (46%)
– Lesser Moonstone (39%)
– Citrine (34%)
– Star Ruby (10%)
– Aquamarine (4%)
Ore Type – Mithril Ore (5) – Requires Jewelcrafting 175
Prospected Powder:
– Mithril Powder (100%)
Prospected Gems:
– Star Ruby (87%)
– Citrine (68%)
– Aquamarine (53%)
– Azerothian Diamond (30%)
Ore Type – Thorium Ore (5) – Requires Jewelcrafting 250
Prospected Powder:
– Thorium Powder (100%)
Prospected Gems:
– Azerothian Diamond (72%)
– Blue Sapphire (87%)
– Star Ruby (33%)
– Large Opal (15%)
– Huge Emerald (17%)
Ore Type – Fel Iron Ore (5) – Requires Jewelcrafting 275
Prospected Powder:
– Fel iron Powder (100%)
Prospected Gems:
– Shadow Draenite (15%)
– Flame Spessarite (15%)
– Deep Peridot (15%)
– Azure Moonstone (13%)
– Blood Garnet (12%)
– Dawnstone (1%)
– Golden Draenite (10%)
– Nightseye (1%)
– Talasite (1%)
– Living Ruby (1%)
– Noble Topaz (1%)
– Star of Elune (1%)
Ore Type – Adamantite Ore (5) – Requires Jewelcrafting 325
Prospected Powder:
– Adamantite Powder (100%)
Prospected Gems:
– Shadow Draenite (22%)
– Flame Spessarite (20%)
– Deep Peridot (20%)
– Azure Moonstone (19%)
– Blood Garnet (19%)
– Golden Draenite (17%)
– Dawnstone (2%)
– Nightseye (2%)
– Living Ruby (2%)
– Talasite (2%)
– Noble Topaz (2%)
– Star of Elune (2%)
Prospecting can turn into a lot of wow classic gold and this is why some people labor through the process of leveling Jewelcrafting to receive better quality gems. From a stack of Fel Iron Ore, you can easily turn it into a Talasite and a Living Ruby along with some of the smaller gems while the above two items sell easily for 60 gold combined the rest is just Easy WOW Classic Gold.