Abandoned Mineshaft



Abandoned Mineshafts are naturally generated structures that form underground, they will be added in update 0.9.0.

Structure
Mineshafts are long winding maze-like mines, in of the structure of mines, you can find: Fences (For support beams) Wooden planks (For crossbars across support beams) and Cobwebs. Mineshafts begin with a very large dirt room, with an arched roof, and then they, have long tunnels 3*3 blocks in hight and width, with supports and crossbars approximatley every 4 blocks. Occasionally these can have torches spawning, or, have chests inside filled with goodies. Very commonly though, these will have rails along the floor, and many Cobwebs all over the place. Some mineshafts may contain spiders.

Items
Note: These are the Items for PC edition, it is unknown what will actually spawn in these chests, if the chests even spawn. Also, this list will also cover what things you can find in the walls and floors of the Shaft. The better the item, the rarer it is.
 * Diamonds
 * Coal
 * Lapis Lazuli
 * Redstone Ore
 * Emeralds
 * Iron Ingots
 * Gold Ingots
 * Melon seeds
 * Pumpkin seeds
 * Bread
 * Rails
 * Iron Pickaxes
 * Wooden Planks
 * Fences
 * Minecarts
 * Chests
 * Cobblestone
 * String (From Cobweb)
 * Dirt
 * Stone
 * Torch
 * Gravel
 * Cobwebs

Trivia

 * In the PC edition, mineshafts contain Cave spiders instead of normal spiders. This is not so in PE as there is no way to cure the poison caused by a cave spider.
 * This change may be implemented when potions are released.
 * Mineshafts can occasionally be intersected by a stronghold or a dungeon.
 * Some Areas of the Mineshaft are lighted (thought its not enough to stop mob spawning.) while some are not such as areas with the spawners.
 * It is recommended to put items to help you find your way around the shaft, as it can be VERY easy to get lost.
 * Sometimes part of the shaft can be missing or on fire due to a natural lava fall.
 * Mineshafts are not only long in length, but can go from sea level to bedrock.