Before doing on a Mining run
If you are new to a zone, you should first find ore. For the most part, most ores spawn on rocks and mountains, and usually surround the edges of the map. Do you know which zones are less farmed? If there is a good Ether Saga Online Gold, there will be miners in that area. Before doing on a Mining run, you can do a /who area to give you a rough idea of the possible competition.