I think it's planned, because you can "pseudo-mine" iron and gold vains (if you have a pickaxe) and you can also "pseudo-make" weapons with an anvil and a weaponsmith's hammer. By pseudo I mean that there is an animation and interaction with the objects, but nothing comes out of it yet. I hope it'll be a feature that will be fully implemented.
Like candy island Something that can only be accessed by the magic sugary boat that can be obtained in an epic quest to save live talking cakes from orcs exactly the fifth day of the fifth month.