# Need Help With Mining
**URL:** https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/need-help-with-mining/29911
**Category:** Gameplay
**Created:** [April 25, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/need-help-with-mining/29911 "2017-04-25T02:17:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@potato\_yes](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/potato_yes)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/need-help-with-mining/29911/1 "2017-04-25T02:17:41Z")
Okay so I’m trying to mine a huge circle inside a mountainside for the central area of my base, but it needs to be six blocks high.
Im finding it a huge hassle trying to make is six blocks high as I have to zoom into the mountain, look up and then delete the last two blocks bit-by-bit. Also when I try to raise up the terrain slice vision it always goes up in increments of five blocks; is there a way to set it to like increments of one block or something?
This isn’t a _HUGE_ problem but it’s so annoying and it wastes so much of my time.
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### Author:  [@GamingSilverNox](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/GamingSilverNox)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/need-help-with-mining/29911/2 "2017-04-25T03:41:27Z")
So you are removing the 2 extra layers from the roof? Why not remove the extra two layers from the floor?
Sorry, I don’t think there is anything the can be done with the terrain slice. Maybe the other view type (x-ray?) might be more useful when working underground
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### Author:  [@coasterspaul](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/coasterspaul)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/need-help-with-mining/29911/3 "2017-04-26T03:37:34Z")
That creates a flooding hazard if your Hearthlings get too sad :forlorn: 😉
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### Author:  [@micheal\_handy76\_mh](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/micheal_handy76_mh)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/need-help-with-mining/29911/4 "2017-04-26T04:05:16Z")
6 blocks high?
Advice for building in mountains, Always go 8 (i prefer 9 for view) or more, to leave room for the hearths to move around placing the 6th block. also you want to start from the top part and dig down. do the top portain first to get ur design down, then finish the bottom part