Rethban Ore

Rethban Ore is the objective for the Alliance quest Rethban Ore (quest). It can be looted from Redridge Drudgers or mined from ore veins (both copper and tin) inside the Rethban Caverns in the northwestern Redridge Mountains. It can also be purchased from other players.

Background
Rethban Ore was named after Bart Rethban, who discovered the ore and presumably the cavern it resided in. It's not as strong as iron, but it has a dark, flat color that some scribes use in their dyes. Brother Paxton, for example, has his own Rethban Ore ink recipe that he uses for inking copies of books.

Prior to the Cataclysm, the Redridge gnolls gathered it. What they used it for is unknown.

As a quest objective

 * Rethban Ore (quest): Rethban Ore gathered (5)

Notes and trivia

 * Unlike many other quest items, it is lootable by players who don't have the related quest.
 * Although Rethban Ore is no longer supposed to be obtainable in retail WoW, players have reported finding it in random mithril veins, even in zones on the other side of the world. Since the quest is unavailable in retail, it has no use.