Best Y Levels for Every Ore in Minecraft 1.20

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Best Y Levels for Every Ore in Minecraft 1.20

Since the Caves and Cliffs update, Minecraft has very different Y Levels for the different ores in the game. No longer is simply “digging deeper” the most viable method.

Mining in Minecraft used to be simple. Digging down was enough to find more of the rarer materials you needed. Since Caves and Cliffs, however, each ore has their own ranges that they can be found in, and the different Y Levels will have different quantities.

Mojang shared this incredibly helpful graph that goes over all the ores and their distributions, as well as what it used to be like.

Image: Mojang

Below, I’ve listed all the ores in Minecraft, the best level of which to find them for easier reference. I’ve also added their Y Level Range, which shows the maximum and minimum Y Level in which they can be found.

Ore	Best Y Level	Y Level range
Coal	96	256 to 0
Copper	48	112 to -16
Iron	16 and 232	256 to -64
Gold	-16	32 to -64
Redstone	-59	16 to -64
Lapis	0	64 to -64
Diamond	-59	16 to -64
Emeralds (In Mountainous Biomes)	235	256 to -16
Gold (Badlands)	32-256	256 to 32
Copper (Dripstone Caves)	48	112 to -16

You’ll notice that some biomes influence the spawn behaviour of certain ores. Although the behaviour of Copper seems to be the same, it spawns significantly more frequently. Gold also spawns at a higher rate in the Badlands.

Interestingly, Emeralds will exclusively spawn in Mountainous Biomes, although they won’t exactly be common despite the already rare spawning requirements.

In the graph, you may notice something called “Reduced Air Exposure.” This is something that the game factors in when spawning ore blocks. Air Exposure is when a block has at least one of its sides touching nothing, or air. When spawning in ore blocks, if the location of the block is exposed to the air, there is a chance that the ore won’t spawn at all.

Therefore, Reduced Air Exposure means that there’s less chances for the ores to be aborted during generation. Which, in turn, means a greater chance of higher quantities of that ore inside the stone walls and floors of the caves.

With all of this information, we can create a pretty good mining strategy for Minecraft.

With these changes, you’ll need to mine the most efficient way possible in Minecraft.

It’s quite simple really. All you must do is go to the right Y Level for the ore or ores that you’re after, and start strip mining.

This means you’ll be mining in a straight line. For more exposure, I’d suggest that every three blocks, dig in a straight line to your left and right. Don’t worry about digging a 2-tall block *****, but quickly dig out a 1×1 ***** at eye-level.

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As you’re doing this, you are exposing significantly more blocks than normal strip mining. With more blocks exposed, the greater chance of finding adjacent ore.

Being underground also means there’ll be no Air Exposure, so you’ll have maximum chances of finding the ores that you want.

Equipped with this knowledge, you’ll be able to get all the ores you want in no time in Minecraft. If you’re playing on Bedrock, then maybe you could benefit from some Add-Ons to make the grind more tolerable.

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• Coal: Best at Y=96, can be found between Y=256 to Y=0.
• Copper : Best at Y=48, can be found between Y=112 to Y=-16.
• Iron : Best at Y=16 and Y=232, can be found between Y=256 to Y=-64
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• Gold : Best at Y=-16, found between Y=32 to Y=-64.
• Redstone : Best at Y=-59, found between Y=16 to Y=-64.
• Lapis : Best at Y=0, found between Y=64 to Y=-64.
• Diamond : Best at Y=-59, found between Y=16 to Y=-64.
• Emeralds (Mountainous Biomes) : Best at Y=235, found between Y=256 to Y=-16.
• Gold (Badlands) : Best between Y=32-256, found between Y=256 to Y=32.
• Copper (Dripstone Caves): Best at Y=48, found between Y=112 to Y=-16.