Extremely confused and frustrated about locating nodes!!!

[SuggaBerry]

So I just picked up the first mining quest. I read the whole quide and i understand that I have to activate Prospect and then there are supposed to be little pickaxes showing up on the little map showing were deposits are. I did that and nothing happens, I have been walking around central thanalan, especially around the gate where the spineless basin is and there is nothing. Nothing shows up for me. Am I missing something? It is really frustrating me!

[dementiondrive]

for level 1 miner go out by the gate of nald of central thanalan. walk down the path and the rocks to the left should have a yellow pick axe for you. when you get to lvl 3. you will have a ability called lay of the land. what that does is shows you the direction of the closest one. (if you have none in range on the mini map you see).

[Silverbane]

Here's the location of all the ARR nodes, including:
5 | Mineral Deposit | Central Thanalan | (x18,y25) | Muddy Water, Copper Ore, Wind Shard, Lightning Shard
5 | Mineral Deposit | Central Thanalan | (x24,y26) | Bone Chip, Wind Shard, Lightning Shard
5 | Mineral Deposit | Western Thanalan | (x26,y25) | Muddy Water, Copper Ore, Fire Shard, Water Shard

Basic stuff: The maps show up if Prospect is active. There should be a little map showing on your buff bar. It activate automatically but can be turned off. Have your Mini-mapped zoomed all the way out; note that the markers do not show up on the main map.

Nodes can be tough to find them with just Prospect. At level 3 you get "Lay of the Land," it will show you the way on the mini-map for the duration of its effect.