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The village I like to settle at is great for branch mining. There is one ravine between the village and the lake that goes from about layer 52 down to 35. I usually drain the well and add a ladder and then dig straight down to bedrock. From there dig out the dirt and you'll find several ores and many diamonds. Most of the area is free of lava. See pics for a lava layer map.
Am I the only one who thinks 1.0.0 went WAY too far with the cave generation?
The village I like to settle at is great for branch mining. There is one ravine between the village and the lake that goes from about layer 52 down to 35. I usually drain the well and add a ladder and then dig straight down to bedrock. From there dig out the dirt and you'll find several ores and many diamonds. Most of the area is free of lava. See pics for a lava layer map.