Did some digging in the archives.
The plot thickens on this a bit. Because this link, captured on August 28th 2001, says that both the Kedge and Hole pieces were ground spawns for 'a short while', but 'no longer':
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Fusible Coral Ore - Found by killing Phinigel Autroposs (L53 Fishy WIZ) from within Kedge Keep. For a short while, this component was found on the ledge next to where you can find Phinigel. This is no longer the case.
Fusible Earthen Ore - Found by killing Master Yael (L56 Earth Elemental MAG) within the bottom of The Hole. For a short while, this component was found on the ground where Master Yael roams. This is no longer the case.
https://web.archive.org/web/20010828...arch/print.htm
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The Allakhazam link mentioned earlier referencing the Yael ground spawns has a post date of July 15th, 2001:
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roguey
Posted @ Sun, Jul 15th 9:11 PM 2001 Score: Default[2.00]
OK all now here this....
Possible NEW QUEST!!!
I was in the hole and right under Master Yael were all these chunks of Ore there was like 20 of the darn things. they are called Fusible Earthen Ore. Magic Item No Drop. Any clues folks would help?
https://web.archive.org/web/20010728...rat=99&start=0
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So based on the evidence, this was nerfed at some point between July 15th 2001 and August 28th 2001. There were three patches in that timeframe. None of the notes mention a change to this quest. So can't nail it down any closer yet.