What is the best layer to mine for gold in Minecraft?
This will allow you to find virtually all the gold (and diamonds) in those levels. METHOD 2 Speed Mining. This is a more endgame method, as it requires the use of a Beacon and lots of diamond/xp levels. Dig down to bedrock (level 5) in the center of the area you want to mine out. Place a full beacon at the bedrock level, and set it to Haste II.