If you're worried about finding ore to mine, get an addon like
GatherMate2 and its' data base
GatherMate2_Data. It'll show possible node locations an the Blizzard map, and, of course, whenever you "see" an active node you'll see the "golden bee bee" on the map.
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Ahhhh, the vagueries of the aging mind. Wait.... What was I saying?
Carbonite <----- GitHub main module (Maps ONLY) download link. The other modules are also available on GitHub.
Carbonite-CLASSIC<----- GitHub link to Carbonite Classic. Thanks to ircdirk for this!