The best level to mine for iron underground is at y = 16. Mojang released a chart showing the ore distribution in Minecraft 1.18 update, and it showed the maximum amount of underground iron at y = 16.

Minecraft 1.18 is finally here, and that means it's time to start exploring some deep caves and figuring out where the diamonds are with the new ore distribution.

There are many ores in Minecraft like iron ore, diamond ore etc. With the Minecraft 1.18 update, ore distribution has changed, making certain ores more common or rare.

A new Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot is here, this time with plenty of changes to how world generation, ore distribution, and mob spawning works in 1.18 'Caves and Cliffs Update' Part Two.

As well as bringing new blocks, items, and mobs to the game, Minecraft update 1.18 added large ore veins, and changed ore distribution to compensate for the increased world height.

With these changes and the new biomes in update 1.18, ore veins and ore distribution is getting significant changes too. Minecraft Caves and Cliffs part 2 update introduces large ore veins and new ...

Minecraft's 1.18 update changed the way that ores are distributed. This guide details where players should look for ores in the current 1.19 update.

Here's a handy guide on how to find Minecraft diamonds in 1.18 and you can check out the Minecraft 1.18 ore distribution, too, if you're so inclined.

This issue has now been fixed with update 1.18.1 to Minecraft, alongside decreasing the amount of Diamond Ore distribution on the bedrock Edition to match the Java Edition as well.

You can check out the patch notes for Minecraft Java Edition on Windows, MacOS, and Linux here. Minecraft 1.18 update — Caves and Cliffs: Part Two ...