can someone please tell me where the bet place to look for diamonds/gold ore is on smp2. I am sick of ahving to buy them i need to start mining them for myself. Co-ordinates or directions would be much appreciated.
It is the same everywhere. Just go to level 12, that is the most common layer where Diamonds are found. Xxxx.
I'm not sure that question really has a definite answer. Location of diamonds depends entirely on the world seed, but here are the general rules about diamond ore: Diamond only appears in the bottom 17 layers of the map. Diamond ore occurs in roughly 0.0846% of stone from levels 2-17. There is an average of 3.097 diamond ore per chunk. It is a good idea to dig around a diamond block before mining it to ensure that the gem won't fall into a cave, lava, etc. (This is especially necessary if you happened to stumble upon a lava lake nearby) It is recommended to use a pickaxe with the fortune enchantment when mining diamond. This can yield up to 4 diamonds per ore block (with Fortune III). There is an average of 1 vein of Diamond Ore per chunk. (Source: http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Diamond_Ore)