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Hey guys anyone have any good techniques for mining and finding diamonds?

You have a better chance of finding diamonds near lava

I've dug down to bedrock and dig a grid of 3x3 tunnels.

I've found roughly 40 diamonds using this method.

Here is what I do, and I have alot of success. I dig down to the first layer of bedrock. Then I go back up 5 levels, I mine a long hallway. Then i mine perpendicular mineshafts off the first hallway. Making one every 3 blocks. That way you can see the ores in between the shafts without mining out the whole mountain. Works great for me. After I get bored of that level I move up to the next one, or the one above that. I find diamonds seem to be more abundant around these levels.

Dig to bedrock and then go upward 7-16 layers and start mining across until you find diamonds. I don't do any fancy shafts or tunnels i just randomly mine avoiding dirt and red stone. i find 15-25 diamonds per hour using this method. btw a good diamond seed is "worstseedever". i have full diamond armor and all diamond tools on everyone of my worlds using this method. I recommend bringing a map.

Caves

Strip mine at level 12-15. I found about 35 diamonds in just a few hours. Make a 2x1 tunnel and every 2 blocks mine a 1x1 hole into the walls as far as you can reach. Also, I know this is a no-no but also dig above you in the same order as the walls. If you find coal or red stone, dig around it because that is where I have found the most diamonds. Strip mining is quite boring though. I recommend using caves, I have been strip mining mainly to find caves.

I do a 6x6 strip mine until I hit bedrock, Ive made 7 strip mines this way and only 4 of them had diamonds, But thats a good ratio.

Not to mention the other resources I found. (Including 2 dungeons).

I make a base of operations at bedrock. Then from there I dig multiple strip mines at different levels ranging from bedrock up to level 17. I also branch out in all directions, north, east, south, & west.

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Also, I know this is a no-no but also dig above you in the same order as the walls.

I never thought of doing this. A risky move I am willing to take.

Thanks for the tip.

Thanks guys for all of the suggestions!

When you find a diamond dig around it too make sure there is no lava.

i just go down to bedrock, then walk up 5-7 blocks, then just make little tunnels ( branch mine). i usually find 5-10 diamonds on each trip

I dig to bed rock, then go about 5-10 blocks up and branch mine. Or I just find it while exploring deep caves.

Channel mine ( A huge area 20x20) All the way to bedrock, then strip mine. Basically you find all the iron when you channel mine, and then diamonds when you strip mine.