On the latest update they made an giant ore on the ground and it has an indication but no interaction.
They also have added an pick-axe, hmm seems like they have read this or they were planning to add ores around the map for the players to collect with the pick axe

They also added small animals like rabbits too for hides but they did not drop anything.
I've also liked how they change repair into "Blacksmith" though still the same mechanics as repair, which is still bad as most players agreed that they really need to make "Blacksmithing" fun to put your points onto. Though I know that they are still working on "Blacksmithing" and hopefully they go with my idea by adding "fragments" into the hammer to repair the items without spamming the hammer or GET to level 5 to repair almost broken items (no players likes this system).
Hope they have an idea to make Blacksmithing better or have finally have a plan.