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The State of the Mines

A level 14 quest for the Alliance, from level 9.

New in Forever. From Wowhead’s Forever database.

Quest Objectives

Slay 4 Kobold Diggers in the Jangolode Mine and 6 Riverpaw Miners in the Gold Coast Quarry.

Kobold Digger slain: 0/4
Riverpaw Miner slain: 0/6

Description

The well samples you collected contain toxic metals! If we do not put an end to this corruption quickly, it will be decades before crops can grow in this soil again. The Defias have seized the mines of Westfall and use creatures as labor to strip their resources. Disrupt them by slaying their miners in the Jangolode Mine to the north, and the Gold Coast Quarry to the west.

Rewards

Money: 30 gold, 3 silver, 0 copperExperience: 490

+50 reputation with Stormwind

When you hand it in

Well done, Xeph. But I fear the source of the poison may lie somewhere else...

Storyline: Toxic Soil

11 quests from level 12 to 18, 8,210 XP in all.

[12]Testing the Wells
Use the Well Water Sample Kit to collect samples from the wells at the Jansen Stead and the Molsen Farm.
Alba FairmoonWestfall
460 XP
[12]Murloc Gills
Alba Fairmoon wants you to collect 7 Longshore Murloc Gills along the shoreline of Westfall.
Alba FairmoonWestfall
460 XP
[14]The State of the Minesthis quest
Slay 4 Kobold Diggers in the Jangolode Mine and 6 Riverpaw Miners in the Gold Coast Quarry.
Alba FairmoonWestfall
490 XP
[15]Moonbrook Espionage
Collect 8 Suspicious Industrial Supplies from Moonbrook.
Alba FairmoonWestfall
550 XP
[16]Explosive Consultation
Travel to the Dwarven District in Stormwind and find an engineer who can help.
Alba FairmoonWestfall
575 XP
[16]A Dynamite Plan
Obtain 10 Coarse Dynamite from crafting, trading, or the auction house, then return to Sprite Jumpsprocket in the Dwarven District of Stormwind.
Sprite JumpsprocketStormwind City
575 XP
[16]Detonation at a Distance
Talk to someone in Stormwind Intelligence about acquiring a remote detonator.
Sprite JumpsprocketStormwind City
575 XP
[16]Detonation at a Distance
Bring the Remote Detonator Kit to Sprite Jumpsprocket in the Dwarven District of Stormwind.
Jasper FelStormwind City
575 XP
[16]Explosive Consultation
Return to Alba Fairmoon in Westfall.
Sprite JumpsprocketStormwind City
575 XP
[18]Destruction in Deadmines
Find the forge hidden in the Deadmines, and plant the Extra-Destructive Explosives nearby.
Alba FairmoonWestfall
2,700 XP
[18]Destruction in Deadmines
Use the detonator.
Alba FairmoonWestfall
675 XP

This quest is new in Forever: its text, givers, objectives and rewards come from Wowhead’s Forever database until the beta confirms them. Quest text © Blizzard Entertainment.