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.Best Y Levels for all Minecraft oresMining 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: MojangBelow, 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. OreBest Y LevelY Level rangeCoal96256 to 0Copper48112 to -16Iron16 and 232256 to -64Gold-1632 to -64Redstone-5916 to -64Lapis064 …