How to Farm Specific Ores Using Mineshaft Variants

Choosing the Right Mineshaft Variant

This data pack replaces one percent of stone and deepslate along tunnel paths with specific ore deposits based on the structure's location. Choose your mining destination based on the resource you need:

• Normal Mineshafts (Iron): Standard underground mineshafts generate iron ore veins embedded directly along the tunnel paths.
• Mesa Mineshafts (Gold): Explore badlands and mesa mines to locate high concentrations of gold ore deposits inside the structure walls.
• Stony Peak Mineshafts (Emerald): Head to stony peaks to find mineshafts containing emerald ore deposits scattered throughout the layout.
• Jagged Peak Mineshafts (Redstone): Climb jagged mountain peaks to mine redstone ore deposits lining the high-altitude tunnels.
• Surface Mineshafts (Coal): Search open terrain in any surface biome to harvest concentrated coal ore pockets.

Harvesting the Wall Deposits

Instead of branch mining away from the structure, walk the entire length of the mainline transport tunnels and sideline paths. Inspect the walls, floors, and ceilings around wooden support beams, where deepslate and stone have been converted into your target ore veins.