Goldenrock Mine is a small mine at Darkwater Crossing in Eastmarch. It’s a handy stop for corundum ore and a free Heavy Armor lesson. Depending on how the civil war goes, the mine is held by the Stormcloaks or the Imperial Legion.
What you’ll find
- Four corundum veins: straight ahead beside a wagon, another just to its right, one up the first ramp of the large room around the right-hand corner, and one on the west wall of the final room at the top of the ramps.
- A silver ore vein outside on the left, if you swim upriver.
- Several pickaxes lying around, plus a single bedroll.
- A family of miners living in the house next door, including Annekke Crag-Jumper.
Quests
- Sondas Drenim warns about the dangers of deep mines and asks you to deliver his note to Quintus Navale in Windhelm.
- Talk to Annekke for a miscellaneous job killing a bandit leader.
Notable items
- Chimarvamidium (Heavy Armor skill book), on a barrel next to the bedroll. Head straight in from the entrance.
Tips
Corundum is the steel ingredient everyone forgets until a recipe asks for it, so four veins in one small mine is a nice haul. Grab the skill book first, mine on your way out, and save the swim for the silver vein if you don’t mind wet boots.
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