How to Craft and Use the Mining Helmet

Crafting the Mining Helmet

Combine the Mining Helmet using a shaped crafting recipe. Place the required materials in the crafting grid in the exact pattern the recipe calls for. Once crafted, move the Mining Helmet into your inventory.

Using the Mining Helmet

Equip the Mining Helmet in your helmet armor slot. While worn, it provides light around you as you move through caves and tunnels, so you can mine without placing torches on every wall. This is useful for branch mining, exploring ravines, and traveling through dark passages where you would otherwise need a light source in your hand.

If you prefer a light source you can carry separately, craft the Mining Lantern instead. The Mining Lantern is a standalone light item, while the Mining Helmet is worn on your head. Use the Mining Helmet when you want both hands free for tools and blocks. Use the Mining Lantern when you want a portable light you can place or hold without giving up your helmet slot.

Both items come from shaped crafting recipes, so gather the ingredients listed in the recipe and craft them at a crafting table. Keep a Mining Helmet in your kit for any long mining trip.