Mining

Mining is basically the most important thing in Minecraft because if you want to have good tools, weapons, and armor, you need to find ores underground.

Below: recipe for a stone pickaxe

Note: You can make wooden, iron, gold (even though its pretty much useless), diamond, and netherite pickaxes by replacing the cobblestone with wood planks for a wooden pick, iron ingots (iron), gold ingots (gold), diamonds (diamond) or netherite ingots (netherite)

Now, we will teach you some advanced mining techniques and inform you about hazards eventually, and we will even do a block encyclopedia, but first, lets learn about terms of mining and what they mean.

Mining lingo

Cheese cave: a large open cave with lots of exposed ore

Ore vein: a group of the same type of ore

Now, lets explore underground biomes!

Lush Cave

This is a slightly rare biome that is usually found between levels -25 to 30. They are often cheese caves, but can also be a tunnel cave. They contain lots of clay and moss, while being the only biome axolotls spawn in.

Dripstone cave

Dripstone is the main material here, and the spiky stuff in the picture can be used in traps.

Deep Dark

I would stay away from here until you have very good gear and are experienced, because the deep dark often has a structure called an ancient city, which is dangerous because the warden can be found there. The warden is a very powerful boss with 500 health, can sense movement, and can one hit a player in diamond armor.

Blockopedia

Stone

Coal ore

Iron ore

gravel

Diamond ore

Redstone ore

Emerald ore

Lapis Lazuli

Dirt

Diorite

Deepslate

Andesite

Granite

Deepslate Diamond ore

Deepslate Gold Ore

Copper ore

deepslate copper ore

deepslate iron ore

deepslate emerald ore

deepslate redstone ore

Deepslate lapis lazuli ore

Bedrock

Amethyst

sculk

Obsidian

Clay

Tuff

Dripstone block

Obviously, these are just a few of the many, many blocks found underground, but these few were some of the more common and iconic blocks. some of these blocks are very useful, while others are practically useless, and some are in the middle.

Note: useless blocks can be used for building

Useful

Stone

iron

diamond

redstone

obsidian

gravel

Useless

tuff

andesite

granite

calcite (not listed)

diorite

Amethyst

Depends

Dripstone

clay

bedrock

lapis

dirt

copper

Sandstone(not listed)

Mining golden rules

Never dig straight down

To the left is what will happen if you do this.

There are many more possibilities, but falling into lava is the most iconic.

Always bring at LEAST half a stack of wood

You can make crafting tables, sticks(for pickaxes) , chests, torches, and many more things!

OK, now you know the golden rules, underground biomes, and even a guide to blocks. Now, here is a guide to methods of mining.

Branch mining can yield many ores if you do it correctly, like the guy in the picture above

1.Branch mining

To branch mine, find a level you want to mine on, and then make a long one block wide hallway, and make more straight halls on the sides

2.The spiral staircase

To make a spiral staircase, build a normal staircase for 3 blocks, turn right, and repeat.

3. Cave picking

This method of mining is very simple and efficient. First, find a ravine or cheese cave, then look for exposed ores, and just mine them. Simple!

Now, you can't see the staircase or ladder here, but this player has done a good job.

4.Stair down ladder up method

First, make a straight staircase down to bedrock. Now, mine out a 20x20 room (make sure to light it up) and put a chest (double if possible), crafting table, furnace, and bed. Now, use ladders to get back to the surface. This method may be costly, (you need several pickaxes, torches, and LOTS of wood) but if you do several in different areas, you will end up with a lot of stuff.

Note: You can also branch mine off of your SDLU (stair down ladder up) chamber.

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