# \[A7\] Miners are stupid below a certain level

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a7-miners-are-stupid-below-a-certain-level/9590>\
**Category:** Previous Build Reports\
**Created:** [January 13, 2015, 1:19am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a7-miners-are-stupid-below-a-certain-level/9590 "2015-01-13T01:19:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![coasterspaul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/coasterspaul/32/47876_2.png) [@coasterspaul](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/coasterspaul)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a7-miners-are-stupid-below-a-certain-level/9590/2 "2015-01-13T03:03:11Z")

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Point 1 was brought up here:

> [@Mining height suggestion](http://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/mining-height-suggestion/9177):
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> I’ve noticed that mining zones are broken down into 4x4 ‘deep blocks’ and 1x4 ‘surface blocks’. Mining zones can thus be 4x4x4 in size or 5x4x4, depending on if you click on a top surface or on a wall side. When mining out cliff areas, I remove 5x4x4 chunks but often find the villagers stopping the task and wandering off. Peripheral parts of the ‘surface’ blocks end up not being mined and float around until I build a ladder for them to be reached. The mining zone remains highlighted and other p…

Somehow, I have yet to see point 2 mentioned, although that behavior does get annoying.

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