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How to Make Mining in Infinite Craft

Mining sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 10 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Minecraft plus Mountain.

The final combination

MinecraftMountainMining

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1132 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 10 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7EngineSandSandbox
  8. 8PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MinecraftMountainMining
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand7Engine + Sandโ†’ Sandbox8Planet + Sandboxโ†’ Minecraft9Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain10Minecraft + Mountainโ†’ Mining

Other ways to make Mining

32 combinations are known to produce Mining. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Mining
FirstSecondResult
DatingMineMining
JupiterMineMining
MineMonsoonMining
MineSkimmingMining
MineSnowboardingMining
MineTideMining
MineWipersMining
PickaxeTumbleMining
John DeereSandvikMining
Mountain TractorSandvikMining
OreSteamlandslideMining
MinecraftMountainMining
OreOverkillMining
OreSnow SkiingMining
MinecraftRiverMining
OreSnowboardingMining
MineWater SkiMining
MineWetvacMining
Drowned CowboyOreMining
Love StoryMineMining
MineMountain SurfingMining
OrePieMining
MineNewsMining
Mountain Dew Code RedShovelMining
GenesMineMining

What you can make with Mining

Mining at a glance

Steps to craft
10
Moderate
Crafting depth
11
faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes
32
ways to make it
Used in
155
other combinations

Other elements that take 10 steps

Similar effort to Mining, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Mining in Infinite Craft?

Combine Minecraft with Mountain. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Mining?

10 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Mining hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 10 steps it is faster than 57% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Mining?

Yes. 32 combinations are known to produce Mining, and the shortest route is shown above.

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