If you are at a ten mining skill level, start going around Inkwell Caves and look for Silver Ores up until you reach 20 or 45. Mine everything along the way as boulders also get you mining skill points. To put it into perspective, it took me around 10-20 minutes to get from 5 to...
because that's what makes for a good project. It's hard for someone else to guess what you would be enthusiastic about, but think about it. Maybe you collect bottle caps, or old coins; maybe you're interested in classic cars but frustrated ...