What does your checklist look like on the first day of launching a new world in Minecraft PE? Here’s our example: gather wood, construct a shelter or dig a cave, and then start collecting essential resources such as animals, seeds, and our block of the week – coal ore!
Coal ore naturally generates in the MCPE world, and you can find it almost anywhere—from the highest mountain peaks to dark caves, ocean floors, and even at bedrock level. In fact, each chunk of the map contains an average of about 140 coal ores, so if you’re aiming to mine coal, you won’t have to search for long.
The veins of coal ore vary in size—you might discover just a few blocks on the surface in Minecraft PE, but underground, you’ll encounter much larger deposits, especially near other valuable minerals.
The presence of coal ore in Minecraft Pocket Edition serves as evidence that millions of years ago, there were trees in the MCPE world. Real coal is formed from ancient trees and plants that were buried and compressed by earth pressure over a long period. Initially, these plants turned into peat, then soft lignite, followed by bituminous coal, and finally hard, shiny anthracite—all types that can easily be used as fuel.
In Minecraft Pocket Edition, there is only one type of coal, which was introduced early in the game’s development alongside sand, logs, and gold ore. Originally, mining coal would yield just the ore block, but this was later changed to drop a single piece of coal along with some XP. If you mine coal ore blocks using an enchanted tool, you can receive up to four pieces at once. What a delight!
We’ve mentioned that there’s plenty of ore in Minecraft PE, but if you continue playing in the same world for an extended time, you’ll need to work harder because new coal ore never regenerates. This mirrors real life—our coal reserves are consumed far more quickly than they can be replenished through natural processes.
However, there’s another serious issue related to coal that doesn’t pertain to Minecraft PE. Burning coal releases gases into Earth’s atmosphere that pose significant health risks and contribute to global warming, causing deserts to expand and ice caps to shrink. That’s why, at a recent meeting in Germany, nineteen countries pledged to end coal burning permanently.
Fortunately, in MCPE, there are no concerns about global warming or air pollution, allowing you to burn as much coal as you wish without affecting desert biomes or tundra sizes. Now hand me my pickaxe; I have resources to gather!
