There are some players that will deny a problem, even when it's confirmed by the devs. Denying an issue doesn't make you a hardcore player. If there's a problem,then everyone should admit it, unlike the authors of the previous comments.
The only way to PROGRESS( As this word became attached to Lordaeron) is to say it loud when there is a problem, just the same way we're told every time we log in that we are playing " on the most hardcore..." .
Also,players should stop suggesting such solutions as farming inside a dungeon or removing the profession,because this isn't the way it should work,and by the way,even inside the instance, the re-spawn time is the same.
It seems that some simply people don't get it, the problem isn't the population(which by the way,has recently decreased,maybe because of these issues too) that farms the minerals too fast,it's the time between the spawn moments.It has nothing to do with the population,fact. I've spent countless hours at different times on Lordaeron,in Outland, and I barely saw any players,however,there weren't any mineral nodes either.
So dear players,stop denying a problem just for the sake of supporting the staff's lack of reponse or because you want to pretend that you can get though this situation because you "act hardcore" and farm inside a dungeon.
It's disappointing to see that there's such a lack of communication between the staff and the community, I really hope that this situation will change before the Wrath of the Lich King content launch.
Don't let such issues(Lack of communication & information,spawn times,Sunwell plateu) damage your reputation,because until now this realm was developed properly.