Here is a place where you can share all your miners trick from your decades of experience!
I'll start the list.
1.don't dig straight up
2.don't dig straight down
3.there is ore behind gravel most of the time
4.when exploring caves always put torches on the right!
8. If you're afraid of a cave-in, just place a torch under your feet.
Falling gravel blocks are destroyed when they land on a torch, so if you're standing on top of a torch, you won't suffocate. You can then harvest the blocks that fell.
8. If you're afraid of a cave-in, just place a torch under your feet.
Falling gravel blocks are destroyed when they land on a torch, so if you're standing on top of a torch, you won't suffocate. You can then harvest the blocks that fell.
9. Before exploring a tunnel system, always make a chest
10. make trips often to said chest.
11. when putting out lava, always place water above lava
12. never dump water down your mine shaft.
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Here is a place where you can share all your miners trick from your decades of experience!
I'll start the list.
1.don't dig straight up
2.don't dig straight down
3.there is ore behind gravel most of the time
4.when exploring caves always put torches on the right!
17. When looking for diamonds, search between 9 to 15 blocks above the bottommost layer of adminium (so anywhere from 4 to 10 blocks above the top layer of adminium.)
18. Dig around the shore of lava pools to open up access to new cave systems.
9. Before exploring a tunnel system, always make a chest
10. make trips often to said chest.
11. when putting out lava, always place water above lava
12. never dump water down your mine shaft.
Quote from gama217 »
Here is a place where you can share all your miners trick from your decades of experience!
I'll start the list.
1.don't dig straight up
2.don't dig straight down
3.there is ore behind gravel most of the time
4.when exploring caves always put torches on the right!
continue!
@ #3 thats just an old wives tale
Well it works all the time for me... unless of course you are calling me an old wife, then be afraid, VERY afraid
18. Pay attention to sounds in caves. Splashes don't happen naturally, it's always the result of a Mob hitting water.
19. Bring a Stack of Wheat and a Workbench with you on every cave expedition. You can carry more wheat than you can loaves of bread in a single square, and this will keep you in health the entire exploration.
#? (i think its 22) a 3x3 or a 5x5 strip mine down to bedrock (with a ladder so you can get up/down faster)
is the best way to find stuff, dig it out from your house a little, if its empty cover it up, if not dig a tunnel from your house to the mine, then you can try again if you dont find anything (I've only ever had to dig a second shaft) or out a little on the bottom of the mine.
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I'll start the list.
1.don't dig straight up
2.don't dig straight down
3.there is ore behind gravel most of the time
4.when exploring caves always put torches on the right!
continue!
What if you're left handed?
5.Always carry something to block off lava.
6. Always carry a bucket of water to put yourself out after kissing said lava,
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Falling gravel blocks are destroyed when they land on a torch, so if you're standing on top of a torch, you won't suffocate. You can then harvest the blocks that fell.
ThanatosMace
Ah, nice. I'll use that one.
Please give me an Internet if you like.
10. make trips often to said chest.
11. when putting out lava, always place water above lava
12. never dump water down your mine shaft.
@ #3 thats just an old wives tale
14. never dump lava down your mine shaft.
you still put them on the right.BTW Im left handed
14. the creepers dont want hugs
15. dont take out the water when making a cannon
16. place torches around that blue cage thing
18. Dig around the shore of lava pools to open up access to new cave systems.
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Well it works all the time for me... unless of course you are calling me an old wife, then be afraid, VERY afraid
15=duh
16= that "blue cage thing" is a spawner
i know
19. Bring a Stack of Wheat and a Workbench with you on every cave expedition. You can carry more wheat than you can loaves of bread in a single square, and this will keep you in health the entire exploration.
20. Clouds always travel North.
21. Always carry a stack of logs, that's more than you could possibly use anyways.
It's out of date, but click mining and branch mining still work.
A simple suggestion on geology here.
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Slaves of the Coal Mine
An interesting Novel to pass the time.
I'll count that as #'s 22 through 32
is the best way to find stuff, dig it out from your house a little, if its empty cover it up, if not dig a tunnel from your house to the mine, then you can try again if you dont find anything (I've only ever had to dig a second shaft) or out a little on the bottom of the mine.