If you do the Lost Tribe quest you will be givin access to a new mining area, and there is a goblin who buys iron ore for a decent amount. Saves alot of time because you dont need to drop it all. Also makes a nice profit in the long time. Well good luck. :
Hey, i recently put 99 crafting as my goal too! mines only 61 though lol. Well Gl on 99, and it looks like we got our sigs at the same site too, great minds think alike. lol :