Minecraft has plenty of minerals, and most of them generate in the form of ores around the world. They can be mined using pickaxes, but some ores like diamonds require an iron pickaxe or better.

Kyle has a degree in Film, Television, and Cultural Studies and has loved video games for as long as he can remember. He's owned every PlayStation, dabbled with the occasional Xbox, and even owned a ...

With the release of the latest Snapshot — 21w07a — the developers of update 1.17 have given players access to the newest type of stone block, called Grimstone. With this addition, the famous ore ...

Minecraft is a game that gives ultimate freedom to its players, allowing them to explore the world, build anything they can imagine, and defend themselves from mobs, all while playing through a ...

Minecraft’s last big update overhauled the world height, and with more depth to play with, you’ll need to go even deeper to find diamonds and ore. Minecraft‘s Caves and Cliffs update was split into ...

The lead artist of Minecraft, Jappa, just tweeted out a teaser of some updated ore textures, saying that they were designed with colourblind players in mind. All of the ores look a little chunky and ...

Christopher is a Features writer from the USA who has been playing, working on, and writing about video games for over 20 years and has a lifelong passion for the gaming industry as a whole. He began ...

[Ryan] has a friend with a birthday coming up, and being inspired by ever 12-year-olds favorite game, he decided to make a Minecraft ore block with RGB LEDs. The block can change from diamonds to ...

While the Minecraft 1.17 release date has been partially delayed - the big Caves & Cliffs update is now coming in two parts - the snapshots are still regularly coming through. The latest 21w16a ...

We were surprised to see all of the Christmas gifts that revolved around Minecraft. Seems like there’s a lot of stuff for sale, but we still like the DIY spirit that comes with making your own.