#Minecraft #Mineshafts

Home Sweet Home. 1.8

So the 1.8 update came out a few days ago. im still finding new things about it to report on. Directly below hy house about 20 blocks deep is an Abandoned mineshaft.



Abandoned mine shafts are a series of straight intersecting tunnels 3 blocks wide. They have uneven ceilings with a height of 2-3 blocks. Wooden planks and fences make up the supports of these tunnels. Incomplete sections of minecart tracks can be found at the floor of these shafts and torches are occasionally placed on walls. Cobwebs can be found at random. Cave Spider spawners surrounded with cobweb can be found. ^[1] Occasionally, stair-like tunnels can be found.
Cave Spiders are exclusive to these areas. There are chests spread throughout the mine that contain things such as Gold and Iron ingots, ores, food or seeds. They can even contain Diamonds or pickaxes and may sometimes spawn in air as a world generation glitch. It is possible but rare to have it spawn in an ocean so the shaft is flooded. Abandoned Mine Shafts are also rich with ores such as Iron, Gold, and rarely Lapis Lazuli and/or Diamonds. As the 'shafts' are made of Wooden Planks, Abandoned Mine Shafts actually in turn provide very good source of wood while prospecting underground." -- Minecraft Wiki

They're a fun addition to the game for a few reasons. I hate mining at random for ores. when i come across an abandoned mineshaft, im sure to come back with enough ores to justify the trip many times over.  No more scouring the globe just to find enough iron to make a pickaxe. Be warned though, mineshafts are very easy to get turned around in. i had to tower block hop my way back to the surface a few minutes ago. I have yet to come across a stronghold or a village, though i am trying.