The ONLY MINING GUIDE You Will Need! 1.21 Minecraft

The ONLY MINING GUIDE You Will Need! 1.21 Minecraft

This is the only mining guide you will ever need to watch. We’ll start off by listing every ore in the game along with where they can be found and what Y level is best to find them. After that, we’ll cover three different mining methods. Caving and two types of strip mining along with what rates you can expect from each. We’ll also go over the best ways to mine for Netherite, how to stay safe while mining, the fastest ways to clear out a large area, and throughout the video, we’ll mix a bunch of useful tips and tricks for you to use. With that, let’s start off by talking about the org distribution chart. And I know this might look confusing, but I promise I’m going to make it so simple for you guys. Now, I’m going to refer back to this a lot, but just for a 5-second explanation, the wider the section is, the more ores you’re going to find at that Y level. So, for diamonds, the lower you go, the wider it gets. So the lower you go, the more diamonds you’re going to find. So with that, let’s start off with coal, which can be found anywhere from Y level zero all the way up to Y 256. However, something very important to note is it can only spawn this high in mountain biomes. If you’re not in a mountain or a cliff biome, the highest coal can spawn is going to be at Y 192. Now, the best level to mine coal is going to be anywhere in a mountain or a cliff biome above Y level 136 to not only find more coal, but also bigger clusters of coal. However, if you’re not in a mountain or cliff biome, you’re going to want to mine at YLE 95. Now, as you can see, just flying down this path, this is where the most coal obviously is going to spawn. Seeing that on the chart, however, something important to note is there’s not always going to be land at this height. As you can see right here, there’s no land at Y95. And if that’s the case, you’re just going to want to drop down here to Y level 44, and you’re still going to get a decent bit of coal. And one more thing that’s important to note, as you can see here, this says reduced air exposure, meaning for this triangle on the chart, if you’re mining in a cave or anywhere where coal is going to be exposed to the air, not only are you going to find less coal, but you’re also going to find smaller patches of it, too. Tip number one, everybody hates getting a full inventory from mining. And this is partially caused by getting too many resources from your fortune 3 pickaxe. Instead, what you can do is break them with a silk touch pickaxe to get just the ore. And then once you get home, you can place them down and break them with your fortune. Now, moving on to copper. It can be found anywhere from -16 all the way up to 112. And if you’re looking for copper, you should mine in a dripstone cave because it spawns a lot more frequently there. Now, the best level for mining copper is going to be at Y48. As you can see, walking across here, this is where the most copper is going to be found. Now, moving on to iron, it can spawn anywhere from -64 all the way up to 256. However, similar to coal, it can only spawn this high up in mountain biomes. If you’re not in a mountain biome, the highest that iron is going to be able to spawn is all the way down here at Y level 72. Now, if you’ll notice, there’s a gap in the iron here, and that’s because Minecraft decided that no iron can spawn between Y73 and Y79. So, if you’re strip mining or caving, make sure you’re not at this level. Now, once again, similar to coal, the best place to mine for iron is going to be in a mountain or a cliff biome. More specifically, at Y level 232. And as you can see, at this level, there is a ton of iron spawning up here. Now, if you’re not in a mountain or a cliff biome, you’re going to want to be at widele 16, as this is where the most iron is going to spawn underground. And this brings us to tip number two. Just guys, just build an iron farm. They don’t take that long to set up, and you can get stacks of iron without having to do any work. Don’t go mining for iron. Build an iron farm. Now, moving on to lapis. It’s pretty simple. It can spawn anywhere from -64 all the way up to 64. However, if you’ll notice, this little triangle here says no air exposure, meaning this triangle does not apply to ores that spawn exposed to the air. So, if you’re strip mining, you’re going to want to be at Y -1. However, if you’re caving, it does not matter. You just want to be anywhere between -64 and 64. Now, moving on to redstone, it can be found anywhere from -64 all the way up to 16. However, the lower you go below -32, as you can see on your chart, the more redstone you’re going to find. However, -64 kind of sucks because you’re going to run into a lot of bedrock. So, the best level for mining it is going to be at -59. And this is so you just perfectly make it over top of that layer of bedrock. And as you can see, at this level, you’re going to find a ton of redstone. Now, this brings us to tip number three. Don’t mine at 59. You should actually mine at -53. Now, the reasoning is59 is technically where it’s going to spawn the most. However, you’re going to run into a lot of lava lakes at this level, and you’re going to die. Instead of doing all that, come up to 53. You’re going to make it right over top of those lava lakes, and it’s going to be a lot easier to strip mine. Or even if you want to go caving, it’s just going to make your life a whole lot easier. Now, moving on to gold. It can be found anywhere from -64 all the way up to 256. However, this is only in Badlands biomes. If you’re mining for gold, you’re definitely going to want to be in a Badlands. However, since most of us aren’t, the highest that gold is going to be able to spawn in every biome is going to be Y32. Now, as for the best level to mine gold, you’re going to want to be above Y level 32 in a Badlands biome. But once again, if you’re not there, just come to Y -16. And as you can see, a ton of gold is going to be spawning at this level. Now, once again, this bigger triangle here says reduced air exposure. So, if you’re mining in a cave, you don’t want to be at -16. You actually want to be at -48 or lower. Now, time for everyone’s favorite, diamonds, which can spawn anywhere from -64 all the way up to 16. However, as you can see on the chart, the lower you go, the more diamonds you’re going to find. In other words, you’re going to want to mine at 59 once again to make it over top of that bedrock level. Now, once again, this does say reduced air exposure, meaning if you’re mining in a cave, not only are you going to find less diamonds, but you’re also going to find smaller patches of diamonds. As you can see, we only found one here, whereas if you’re strip mining, it’s not uncommon to find six or even eight diamonds. And this brings us to tip number four. Reduced air exposure does not apply to underwater caves. And this is so useful to know. If you find an underwater cave, like it says here, it won’t apply. And this is very easily displayed by one of the diamonds that I actually found in this underwater cave. As you can see right here, this diamonds did not spawn underwater. So, there’s only one because there’s reduced air exposure. However, underneath the water, so in the water cave, this diamond here has 1 2 3 4 5 six diamonds spawning under the water. So, if you don’t like strip mining, you want a cave, but you don’t want the reduced air exposure, you’re going to want to find yourself an underwater cave, cuz this is where the most amount of diamonds or anything that says reduced air exposure, including gold, is going to spawn. And this works for anything on the chart that says reduced or no air exposure. Now, moving on to emeralds. Here is a list of biomes from the Minecraft wiki that they are able to spawn in. And as well in these biomes, they can spawn from -16 all the way up to 256. Now, you’re just going to want to go as high as possible all the way up to 236. This is going to be the most efficient level. However, there’s not always going to be like land this high up. So, you’re just going to want to go to pretty much the highest point in your mountain or cliff and then start mining there. And as you can see, this is where the most amount of emeralds are going to spawn. Now, tip number five, don’t go mining for emeralds. instead build a raid XP farm because they are going to give you way more emeralds in just one raid than you could ever get from mining. Oh yeah, and one more thing. A lot of these ores can go up to 320, not 256, but that’s only on an amplified world type because otherwise blocks don’t spawn that high. So, I just said 256. It’s a lot more simple. And one more thing about this chart is you have large iron and copper veins. And if you can find one of these, it is the most overpowered thing in the world. Oh my gosh, look at this. And if you want all of that information organized in one place, here is the entire chart with all of the ores and their Y levels. All right, so that’s every overworld ore. Let’s now move on to the Nether where we’re going to cover ancient debris or netherite, nether gold, and nether quartz. Now, later in the video, we’re going to go over the most efficient way to mine for ancient debris. So, if you care about that, make sure to stick around. But just for a really quick rundown, it can spawn anywhere from 8 to around 24 and technically all the way up to 118, but the chances there are so unbelievably low. The best level for mining it is going to be around Y level 15, but once again, I’ll get much more into that later. Now, Nether Gold and Nether Quartz are pretty much identical. They’re going to be at Y level 8 to 118. And the best level for mining it is technically 15. However, if you want to make it underneath the lava lakes, I’d recommend mining at Y level 10. And if you don’t want to mine down here and you’d rather mine all the way up at the Nether roof, you can do that as well at around Y level 114. All right, so that is every single ore, where they can spawn, and the best Y level to mine them at. We’re now going to get into different ways to mine. In other words, caving, strip mining, and a couple others that not many people know about. Really quickly though, if you’re enjoying, make sure to leave a like and subscribe for weekly videos just like this one. And as well, you should check out our seed showcase channel so you never have to play on a boring seed again. Now, for this part of the video, we’re going to use an efficiency 5 and silk touch pickaxe so we know exactly how many ores we were able to find. And as well, I’m going to do each one of these methods for 10 minutes so we can compare how efficient each one is. Now, starting off with the first mining method, caving. I found a water cave to start because as mentioned before, reduced air exposure does not apply to underwater caves. So, you can find bigger ore veins. Now, as you guys can see on the screen, I’m finding a lot of coal and copper, and that’s because we’re mining at a pretty high Y level. And we’ll go deeper in a little bit. Now, let’s move on to tip number six. Use a door if you’re mining in underwater caves to regain your breath. Now, additionally, if you don’t have any doors or you don’t feel like bringing any, you can also use magma blocks and just shift on them so you don’t take any damage. Now, as you can see that we’re moving deeper into this cave. We’re starting to find a little bit of redstone and we’re also finding some lapis. Now, if you remember back to that chart, this triangle doesn’t have any air exposure. However, since we’re in a water cave, this does apply. So, we’re going to be finding a lot more lapis. Now, for the next couple minutes, I pretty much just swam around, found some iron. Nothing too special, but the deeper I went, the better stuff I started to find. And there we go. We already found our first diamonds just 5 minutes in. Now, later on, I was able to find a pretty big exposed cave. The nice thing about these is you’re able to run around and search the area really quickly. However, you are going to have to worry about mobs. Now, I’m playing on peaceful cuz I’m a little cheater pants, but if you’re not, that is something that you’re going to have to take into consideration. Now, we’re coming up on the end of our timer here. That was 10 minutes. And I will admit, I did get very, very lucky with all of my spawns here, as well as finding a very good cave. But there we go. The timer is done. And as you can see, we were able to get quite a lot of ores from this. And then after placing them all down and breaking them with a fortune 3 pickaxe, this is what I was able to get from this cave. Now, keep in mind again, a lot of this is going to be luck based. You’re not always going to find a good cave, and obviously you’re not always going to find this many ores, but this is just how many I was able to get. I want to tell you guys about tip number seven because it’s super useful for not only caving but also for just any type of exploring. All you need to do is dig down at least six blocks. Place down a piece of soul sand and then water all the way up. Now, if you jump and throw an ender pearl, there you go. You’ve now created a stasis chamber. And now this entire chunk is always going to be loaded. This is known as a chunk loader. Now, if you place a daylight detector right there along with a trap door, the second that it turns nighttime, you’re automatically going to be teleported back to this spot. In other words, you can pretty much run however far you want. It does not matter. And once it turns night, or if you click this, once it turns day, you’re instantly going to be teleported back to this spot. Now, the second mining method we have today is going to be traditional strip mining. You can’t find a cave. You just want to dig straight into a wall. But there’s a couple things I’m going to show you guys that will drastically speed up the process and give you even more drops. So, starting off, I’m going to go into survival. What you want to do is dig one, two, three blocks forward. You then want to skip the first two blocks. And then right here, you want to dig as far to one side as you can. And look at that. So, we were already able to find diamonds. Then you turn around. You do the exact same thing on this side. We found some redstone. Awesome. And then you dig another three blocks. as 1 2 3 and then go ahead and do the exact same thing. So dig all the way to one side, all the way to the other side. And this is to maximize how many blocks we’re able to see with this. Now, after we’re done talking about this one, I’m going to show you guys an even better way to strip mine. But first, let’s get into the 10-minute test. Now, for this test, I decided to mine at Y53, so I make it over top of the majority of the lava pools, but I’m still going to get a lot of really good resources. Now, the unfortunate part about strip mining is it is going to cost a lot of pickaxe durability. The nice thing, however, is you’re not going to have to worry about mobs because you are pretty much in a 1x one space. Just make sure you’re not too claustrophobic. So, there we go. The 10-minute timer is now up, and I was able to get this much loot. Now, if you’ll notice, there’s almost no iron, no copper, and no coal. And this is because I was mining at Y level 53. Now, obviously, if you want to get one of those things, refer to the beginning of the video, pick that Y level, and strip mine at that height. However, after mining all of the blocks, this is how much I was able to get. Pretty good for just 10 minutes of strip mining. All right, now moving on to the third mining method. This is going to be, like I mentioned, the different method of strip mining. And this one doesn’t actually need two blocks high. It only needs one. A lot of you might know it, a lot of you might not, but all you need is a trap door. You place down the trap door right there. You open it, you close it, and you’ve now entered into, if I can show you. There you go. Entered into crawl mode this way. Now you can mine straight like this. And you want to do the exact same thing. Skip two blocks and then mine as far as you can to one side. And then mine as far as you can to the other side. Wow, more diamonds. Look at that. There we go. And then you keep going like this. This way you don’t have to mine two blocks. You only need to do one. Now, it’s not a bad idea to come over here, grab your trap door, and let’s get the 10-minute test started. Kind of forgot I should probably grab these first. Now, while I’m mining these diamonds, I think it’s a great time to get into tip number eight. If you don’t feel like going down there and having to replace the trapoor, what you can do is simply place some blocks, and it’s going to come up to you perfectly just like that. Now, while this test is going, I think it’s a great time to mention why this method is more efficient. As you can see, when you break two blocks like this, you’re able to see six. However, when you break one block here, you’re able to see four, giving you a better blocks broken to block scene ratio. In other words, making this method a lot more efficient. As well, it’s not going to use any hunger cuz you’re technically not walking. So, there you go. You’re not going to have to eat food either. Also, just if you’re wondering, the reason that we skip two blocks instead of just one is to prevent us from seeing the same blocks twice. So, there we go. The 10-minute timer is now done. And after placing and breaking all of the blocks, this is what I was able to get. I’d highly recommend doing this type of strip mining instead of the other one as it’s better in a lot of different ways. Oh yeah, and tip number nine. If you want to move even faster while doing this, you can put on some swift sneak pants. Tip number 10. In Java and Bedrock Edition, it is impossible to mine deep slay instantly, which is a little unfortunate if you’re trying to clear out a big space. Or is it? If you’re in Bedrock Edition and you stand just in reach of the block, you actually mine it slightly faster, allowing you to instam mine blocks. I don’t know if you guys were able to see that. I’ll do it one more time for you. Boom. There you go. Instam mine deep slate. Pretty cool trick. It’s now time to get into the three different methods of mining ancient debris. In other words, netherite. And as well, of course, I’m going to show you guys the perfect way to do all the methods and as well a bunch of different tips and tricks. Now, the first thing you need to understand is there’s chunks, and I’ll get into that in just a second. But first of all, up to two clusters of ancient debris can spawn in Java and up to five in bedrock per chunk. That’s a 16×6 area that extends from the bottom all the way to the top of the world. Now, generation in the game, three pieces of netherite are going to spawn between the levels 8 and 24. And then two more pieces of netherite are going to spawn anywhere between Y levels 8 all the way up to 118. In other words, when you’re mining this, make sure you are at Y level 15 to give you the best chance of finding some ancient debris. Now, at the same time, you want to be between a chunk border because, like I said, only some Netherite can spawn per chunk. So, if you’re mining between two chunks, you can find more Netherite. Now, in Java, it’s super simple. You want to hit F3 and G. And there you go. Just make sure you mine along these two chunks. Now, unfortunately in Bedrock, this does get a little bit more complicated. Now, most people would tell you to do is to take your X and Z coordinate, make sure it is divisible by 16. So, you can divide it by 16, you get a whole number, and there you go. You’re at a chunk border. However, a much easier way is just to come in the top left, as you can see, to 0 0. And as well, again, on Y level 15. Now, to help you visualize this, I’m going to use Foxy Noails marker pack. There you go. These are going to be the chunk borders. And if I come into spectator mode, you can see it a lot more clearly. Now, what I want you guys to do is look in my top left and I want you to remember which one of these you’re going to do. So, you could either do this right here, right? And the negative negative and then the positive negative, right? You could do these ones right here. You could do these two blocks. And then coming over here, you could also mine out these two blocks. So take any one of those coordinates that you want, come to 0 0, and then you want to start breaking on there. And there you go. You know that you’re going to be on a chunk border. And again, this is so we can have ancient debris over here, ancient debris over here, instead of just having one single patch. I hope that wasn’t too confusing for you guys. I’m going to play on Java just so we do have this guideline, make our life a little bit easier. Now, first things first, make sure that you are on Y level 15. This is going to be the most efficient for all three methods I’m going to show you. Y level 15. You can be on 14, 13, or or even a little bit higher than 15, but beware if you go higher, you might run into some lava legs. Now, as well, I’d highly recommend having not only unbreaking on your pickaxe, but also efficiency two on diamond or efficiency three on iron so you’re able to instantly mine the netherrack. Now, as well, tip number 11, bring a fire resistance potion. This will save you so much. Now, method number one, it’s simple. All you want to do is mine these four blocks along the chunk border. So, I’m going to turn this off. There you go. You just want to mine these four blocks and go. Oh, there you go. Lava. That’s why we brought the fire resistance. You want to mine these four blocks until you’re able to find some ancient debris. That was very fast. Look at that. There we go. I was already able to find two pieces of ancient debris. Perfect. Now, after you finish mining these, you can just keep mining. And you want to go as long as you feel like it. Now, this is the least efficient of the three methods. So, if you want to find an even better way, make sure to stick around for that. Now, the main downside to this method, it is not only a little boring cuz you don’t get explosions, but also it will use a lot of pickaxe durability and take up a lot of inventory space. Now, method number two is definitely the most popular method, and that’s going to be, of course, with beds. And here’s exactly how you want to do it. Again, be on YLE 15. Now, between the two chunk borders on either one of these blocks, mine as far as you can, and then place a bed at the end. So there’s three blocks in front of you. Now what you want to do is go one block away and break that as well as that block right there. Now standing here, what you want to do is simply click. Oh, if I can click it. Click. There you go. We only take half a heart of damage. And I was able to find even more ancient debris. Wow, I’m getting really lucky. Now, this is definitely the best early game method because all it takes is a bunch of wool and wood. There you go. You just keep doing this until you’re happy with how much ancient debris you were able to find. Now, if you want to make sure that you don’t have to run back and forth from the overworld and the Nether, you only have to come mining once, a lot of people bring a Shulker box and then they just fill it up with wool and wood. So, you can just keep crafting beds over and over and over because beds do take up a lot of inventory space. And finally, method number three for mining ancient debris, not only the most efficient, but also the most fun, is going to be with TNT. Now, here’s how you want to do it. Again, come over to a chunk border, either one of the sides. What you want to do is just mine as Oh, I’m in creative. You want to just mine, mine, and mine some more until you’re happy. Then what you want to do, again, making sure you’re at Y15. Place down one TNT. And if you have a lot, you can just place it in a line, but that does waste quite a bit since TNT can get expensive. So go ahead and skip two blocks, place another one, skip two, and place it. And you want to do this all the way until you are done your tunnel. There you go. Now, go ahead and light that. Oh, don’t do that. Run away as fast as you can, let it blow up, and then there you go. All you have to do is walk down this path and find your ancient debris. As you can see, we skipped the TNT 2 blocks, but it did make a perfect path, and I didn’t get as lucky this time, so we’re just going to keep going. Okay, so I used a little bit more TNT and I was able to find some ancient debris. However, the TNT fell and did not light the next piece. This will happen sometimes if you skip two blocks. It’s the cheapest, most efficient way. However, if you want to make sure that doesn’t happen, just skip one block between your pieces of TNT. But here you go. I’m just going to keep this going. And you can do this obviously for however much TNT you’re going to have. So TNT is the most fun, the most efficient, but the most expensive. And then beds are going to be the second most efficient. And generally, mining is going to be the least efficient of the three methods. But of course, it is way, way cheaper than the other two. Okay, this video is getting long enough. Let’s move on to safety. I’ll I’ll get through this section as quick as I can, guys. I promise. First of all, in hardcore totem. Definitely bring a totem. You can also bring this in in regular game modes, but especially in hardcore, you need a totem of undying. Make sure you’re holding this out. If you don’t want a totem of undying, at least bring yourself a shield to um not only block mobs, but also to block like TNT explosions if you’re inside of the Nether. Now, after that, you’re also going to want to make sure you have yourself a fire resistance potion. Bio resistance potions are great in the Nether, but also are super helpful um in the overworld. So, I’m just going to go ahead and drink one of these. Perfect. And finally, safety tip number four. Let me go into survival. As we all know, do not dig straight down or straight up because you will fall into lava. Don’t be dumb. That’s the biggest safety tip of all. Don’t be dumb. Oh yeah, and one more thing. Obviously, you’re probably going to want to bring a water bucket as well. The final section in today’s video is going to be the fastest way to clear out an area. And I promise I’ll keep this section super super short for you guys. First of all, obviously you can use some TNT. It’s going to be expensive, but also super efficient. Or if you don’t want to place it down and you’re in Java edition, you can also build a TNT duplicator, and we’ve got a bunch of those over on our Java channel if you want to check this video out right now. Additionally, if you don’t feel like using TNT, what you can do is build yourself a maxiz beacon. Come over to here, grab haste 2, and then an efficiency 5 pickaxe, and you will be able to instantly mine any stone, but unfortunately, you won’t be able to instantly mine deep slate. As well, I’d recommend bringing a bunch of torches just to make sure if there’s gravel or sand, you can get rid of that quickly. And as well, you should probably bring a bucket of water. Well, that’s all for today. If you enjoyed, please make sure to leave a like and subscribe for weekly videos just like this one. And as well, I’d recommend checking out one of the videos on your screen right now for even more great content.

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2:02 Tip #1
2:19 Copper
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11:45 Tip #7
12:26 Strip Mining
14:02 Better Strip Mining
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