Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-86.143.226.173-20150705150137/@comment-6881629-20150705153922

I use the mod [http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/49791/? Complete Crafting Overhaul] which can be set to give smithing experience from mining smelting etc but it also makes a lot of other changes, theres also smaller mods like [http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/54127/? Advanced Mining] that add mining experience in. Without mods though it can't be done.

I think some of the skill overhauls give mining perks, [http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/24445/? SPERG] at least has a smithing perk that effects mining.