I currently have lvl 81 mining and wanted to know if

 

there were any strageties to achieving 99 mining?

You have a couple choices, I would recommend either of the following 2:

 

 

 

Granite -

 

Fastest exp (I believe) but you need waterskins and constant dropping. Helps if you can use the Lunar Spell Humidify.

 

 

 

Iron -

 

Either powertraining or banking at the mine Northeast of Yanille.