Coal is most common around Y 96 and across mountains. Enter your seed and this Coal Finder maps coal ore at 88% accuracy on Java 26.3 — best Y level, spawn range and where to find coal, on a visual map.
Also called: coal ore finder · coal ore tracker · coal locator
Quick answer: Coal is the most common ore in Minecraft, spawning from Y 320 down to Y 0 and peaking around Y 96 — especially across mountains. This Coal Finder marks coal ore from your seed on a visual map at 88% accuracy on Java 26.3.
| Edition | Version | Best Y level | Spawn range | Finder accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock | Not offered on Bedrock | |||
| Java | 1.20.2 – 26.3 (current) | Y 96 | Y 320 to 0 | 88% |
Accuracy is the share of marked hotspots that really contain the ore in your world, shown as a plain number.
Coal generates throughout the upper world from Y 320 down to Y 0 and is the most abundant ore in the game. It is densest at higher altitudes — exposed mountainsides are covered in it — and tapers off below sea level. The finder marks the chunks most likely to expose a coal vein on a map of your world.
The best Y level for coal is around Y 96, and higher still in mountain biomes where huge coal veins generate near the surface. Because coal is so common you rarely need to mine for it specifically — but when you do, the upper Y levels and mountain slopes are fastest.
Coal is common enough that most players pick it up while mining for other ores, but a coal finder is handy for an early-game fuel run or for hunting the big mountain veins. Set your seed above and the map marks the richest nearby coal chunks.
Around Y 96, unchanged on every version from 1.20.2 to 26.3. Coal spans Y 320 to 0, and it is the only Overworld ore here that never generates below Y 0 — the deepslate levels everyone branch-mines for diamonds hold no coal at all. Its second concentration sits high up, which is why exposed mountainsides are covered in it. If you are already mining deep for diamonds, coal is the one ore not worth a special trip.
Y-levels, drop rates, smelting and recipes for Coal — straight from our Minecraft catalog, in both editions.
Diamond finder
Ancient Debris (Netherite) finder
Iron finder
Gold finder
Redstone finder
Copper finder
Lapis Lazuli finder