Mining Tips for Beginners (PC Only)

So, you have just got your new Minecraft PC game? And you're struggling to find resources? Well, here is a beginners guide to mining! Hope you find this useful!

• Before starting, collect lots and lots of wood.

It is an easy resource to collect and you can get loads within a few minutes. You will need to is craft sticks - which are useful for making new tools and torches. Make sure you have about 3-4 stacks before you begin mining.

• Turn peaceful mode on

This is advised for new people as the monsters inside the caves can kill you, and for a beginner, it'll be hard to kill them first. To turn peaceful on, press 'esc' and click the button that says either 'Easy', 'Medium' and 'Hard' until is turns to peaceful.

• Go in order of rarity

First, collect some stone, which is the normal grey stuff. Use a crafting table to make a stone pickaxe. Then, search the higher parts of caves for coal (the black stuff in the stone). After gaining about 64 coal, begin with iron (the orangeish stuff). After getting about half a stack, make an iron pickaxe. Now, you can explore deeper into the caves. You can find gold (the yellow stuff), diamond (the light blue stuff), lapis lazuli (the blue stuff) and redstone (the red stuff). With a diamond pickaxe, you can make a super strong pickaxe and mine obsidian.

• Watch out when digging up

Gravel could fall down and suffocate you! So move a little bit away when mining upward.

• Watch out for lava

Be very careful digging down, there is nearly always some lava lurking, especially near the bottom. Lava can kill you, so avoid it. It can be collected in a bucket though. If you escape lava quick enough and hurry into water, you'll probably live, but I wouldn't risk it!

When I think of more tips, I'll add!