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Mineshaft

Mineshaft is a generated structure in Minecraft. It is home to Cave Spider. Its chests can contain Rail, Torch, Name Tag, Glow Berries, and Bread.

Mineshafts are underground structures in the Overworld made up of interconnected 3×3 corridors with partial rail lines, wooden supports, and cobwebs. They feature wooden bridges or platforms when spanning caves, and may generate near the surface in badlands biomes, where they use dark oak materials. These badlands variants are more exposed and often generate more complete rail lines above ground.

Mineshafts contain various structural elements including a central starting room, supported tunnels, crossings, staircases, and abandoned passageways housing cave spider spawners—a feature unique to Mineshafts. They can intersect caves and aquifers, leading to blocked or suspended corridors supported by logs or chains.

Loot appears in minecarts with chests on rail tracks. Common loot includes rails, torches, coal, iron ingots, seeds, and glow berries. Rarer finds include golden apples, enchanted books, name tags, diamonds, and a small chance for an enchanted golden apple.

Mineshafts can generate large complexes if multiple instances spawn close together. Their mix of loot, traps, and hostile mobs like cave spiders makes them a valuable but risky location for exploration.

Where to find

Find the nearest Mineshaft →

Current for Java 26.2 and Bedrock 1.26.30

Mineshaft: Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find a Mineshaft in Minecraft?▾

Use the interactive seed-map finder on this page: enter your world seed and Java Edition version to see the exact coordinates of every Mineshaft. In-game, Mineshafts are underground, so dig down and explore cave systems (which they often intersect) until you spot wooden support beams and rails; in Badlands biomes the dark oak variant generates near the surface.

What biomes and dimensions do Mineshafts generate in?▾

Mineshafts are an Overworld-only structure and can generate underground in nearly any biome. The standard variant uses oak wood and spawns deep beneath the surface, while Badlands (Mesa) biomes produce a unique dark oak variant that generates much higher up, sometimes exposed at or near the surface.

What loot and mobs are inside a Mineshaft?▾

Mineshafts contain minecart-with-chest loot including rails, iron and gold ingots, name tags, lapis, and a rare enchanted golden apple. They are the only structure with Cave Spider spawners (hidden behind cobweb clusters), so bring a sword and torches before mining toward the corridors.


Rail	70.4%	6.00	1.4
Torch	57.8%	6.38	1.7
Name Tag	42.3%	0.42	2.4
Glow Berries	38.7%	2.07	2.6
Bread	38.7%	0.92	2.6
Golden Apple	28.2%	0.28	3.5
Coal	27.3%	1.68	3.7
Beetroot Seeds	27.3%	0.92	3.7
Melon Seeds	27.3%	0.92	3.7
Pumpkin Seeds	27.3%	0.92	3.7
Iron Ingot	27.3%	0.92	3.7
Activator Rail	23.0%	0.63	4.4
Detector Rail	23.0%	0.63	4.4
Powered Rail	23.0%	0.63	4.4
Lapis Lazuli	14.5%	0.99	6.9
Redstone Dust	14.5%	0.99	6.9
Gold Ingot	14.5%	0.31	6.9
Protection	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Fire Protection	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Feather Falling	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Blast Protection	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Projectile Protection	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Respiration	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Aqua Affinity	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Thorns	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Depth Strider	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Frost Walker	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Curse of Binding	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Sharpness	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Smite	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Bane of Arthropods	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Knockback	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Fire Aspect	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Looting	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Sweeping Edge	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Efficiency	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Silk Touch	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Unbreaking	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Fortune	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Power	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Punch	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Flame	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Infinity	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Luck of the Sea	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Lure	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Loyalty	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Impaling	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Riptide	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Channeling	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Multishot	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Quick Charge	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Piercing	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Mending	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Curse of Vanishing	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Density	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Breach	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Book	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Diamond	8.9%	0.14	11.3
Iron Pickaxe	7.0%	0.07	14.2
Enchanted Golden Apple	1.4%	0.01	71.0

Mineshaft

Mineshaft: Frequently Asked Questions

What loot is inside Mineshaft?

The following items can be found in Mineshaft

What biomes does Mineshaft spawn in?

Mineshaft can be found in the following biomes:

What mobs are found in Mineshaft?

Mobs found in Mineshaft

What blocks make up Mineshaft?

Blocks that make up Mineshaft