I do hope.. REALLY do hope that mining is more than simply click rock, click mining laser, go get tea.
its the one reason I never got into mining in EvE, Pirates be damned, it was the BORING act of mining itself that turned me off.
Of course it will be like that .. Finding what to mine will be more interesting.
I dont see how else you could do it , other than maybe having to target a particular part of an asteroid ...