What is the best level to strip mine in Minecraft?

What is the best level to strip mine in Minecraft?

I would recommend to strip mine at y11, this is because it is above lava and you can find any ores at this level. If you bring a water bucket you can pour it over any lava you mine into. Therefore in my opinion y11 is the best level to strip mine. I hope this helps, good luck finding diamonds!

Is strip mining effective in Minecraft?

Strip mining is the least efficient method of mining, AND you wear out your tools on mostly cobblestone, AND you are left with an enormous hole in the ground that just looks ugly. If you are looking for diamonds, you should branch mine at y=11.

How does strip mining work?

Strip mining is the process of removing a thin strip of overburden (earth or soil) above a desired deposit, dumping the removed overburden behind the deposit, extracting the desired deposit, creating a second, parallel strip in the same manner, and depositing the waste materials from that second (new) strip onto the