Embershard Mine

 is a mine in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim located Southwest of Riverwood. It's full of Bandits.

Iron Ore Locations
There are eight iron ore veins:
 * 1) Next to the campfire, after you come in from the Helgen entrance
 * 2) First intersection, between the collapsed tunnel and the bridge lever room
 * 3) Bottom of the tunnel, just after the bridge next to a wood pile
 * 4) Just past the jail cell, behind support beams holding the wall up.
 * 5) Hallway, just past the jail cell next to a wood pile.
 * 6) Bottom level of the large room next to the water under the walkway.
 * 7) Middle level of the large room next to the waterfall. Take the path behind the kitchen.
 * 8) Path from the top level of the large room, next to a rattle trap. Just before the Riverwood exit.

(Note) Gems are mined with the ore. Ore veins are easy to spot using the Candlelight spell.

Ingredients

 * Fly Amanita

Amenities

 * Cooking Place
 * Forge
 * Grindstone
 * Workbench
 * Woodchopping Block

Loot

 * Iron Ingots
 * Spell Tome - In the guardroom, just past the first bridge. The tome is always Clairvoyance.
 * Smithing Skill Book: Light Armor Forging (near Workbench).
 * Novice level locked chest is on the ledge beneath the waterfall in open area. It contains leveled items.