Quote Originally Posted by Adisharr View Post
I finally managed to find enough time to mine all the way down to the bottom(?) of the map. Came across a small cavern with rubies and diamonds. I can't seem to mine them though, do I need a higher quality pick? I'm only using the stone pick at the moment but have enough iron to make a better one.

Also, ran into a creeper in the cavern and died - good thing I just decided to make a home right next to the respawn point First time I made a home it was pretty nice but I could never find it again after a death.
You require an iron pick to mine gold, diamond and redstone. With anything less than iron you just break the ore and get nothing.