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Madman198237 wrote: Just to point this out: The ONLY place mithril can be found in Middle Earth is in the vein below Zirakzigil, where the Dwarves mined it. No other place was ever found to have Mithril. It COULD appear throughout the rest of the Misties, but it's been all but mined out in Moria. To dig deeper would lead to encounters with the Nameless Things.

The Dwarves found the hiding place of the Balrog (The tunnels/cave system under Moria, which were connected to the Endless Stair. The Balrog knew much about these tunnels, clearly because he hid down there. The Dwarves dug into the cavern system [And then made Durin's Tower at the top of the Endless Stair {What a walk!}] and then encountered the Balrog, all while chasing mithril). They've cleared the useable parts of the vein.

The White Mountains should NOT have mithril, as Moria is specifically stated to have been the last place where mithril could be found in Middle-Earth. Same with Erebor.

There are many other inconsisticies in Tolkien's lore as well, and we make the best of it. It was hinted that mithril was found under Meneltarma, and Gimli found mithril in the White Mountains with which to make the new gates of Minas Tirith (Moria would still not be reclaimed for years after this.) Mithril was either found under Erebor or some was brought from Moria (the latter is more likely imo.)

Also the vein was under Caradhras/Barazinbar, though it was believed to have extended under Celebdil/Zirakzigil too. However, it is highly unlikely that mithril was only found in these places (it's believed to be based on some sort of titanium) and was likely more common here instead, and found in the whole range.

Gen. Grievous1138 (LOTR Mod Wiki Admin) comlink 22:45, July 27, 2016 (UTC)