Vraelea Andesite Mine

The Vraelea Andesite Mine is a small mine located in northern Vraelea. It was dug and built by the player TylenolJunkie.

Geography
The Vraelea Andesite Mine is located in the side of a mountain located near the northern border of the city of Vraelea. The entrance to the mine is at 4757, 79, 92. In front of the mine is a small gorge that is crossed by the Vraelea Andesite Bridge, which was built TylenolJunkie using materials he gathered from the andesite mine. The entrance to the mine can only be seen from it's front and right side. This is due to a small cliff that protrudes outward directly above the mine, making it impossible to see from above, and a protrusion from the mountain on the mine's left side. This can make the mine easy to miss in the surrounding mountain area.

Construction
The Vraelea Andesite Mine was dug out and constructed over a span of 4 to 5 hours throughout the night of September 14th, 2021, and was completed sometime after midnight, GMT-3. The mine's construction's took a long time relative to it's size and simplicity, due to the fact that it was constructed at the same time as the Vraelea Andesite Bridge. The mine's hallway and shaft area was dug out and mined first, with the living quarters being a last minute addition. It wasn't until the mineshaft was fully dug out that the interior of the mine was furbished with decorations such as andesite columns and stone brick floors.

When the mineshaft reach it's current level of Y=16, it intersected with a tunnel from strip mine of unknown origin, the tunnel was traveling east by west. When following to the east, the tunnel of unknown origin led to a ravine. TylenolJunkie subsequently stripped this ravine of it's andesite, and filled the tunnel's east end with stone so that it could not be followed back to the mineshaft. When followed to the west, the tunnel led to a small cave, this cave held nothing of value, and TylenolJunkie subsequently sealed off the west end of the tunnel with stone.

Architecture
The Vraelea Andesite Mine has 3 central areas, the narrow hallway that connects the entrance to the rest of the mine, the living quarters, and the mineshaft itself. The hallway is adorned with andesite pillars and supporting struts on the hallway's ceiling, making it incredibly cramped and narrow. The living quarters is connected to the hallway via a small doorway and contains a bed, smoker, furnace, blast furnace, and a barrel that contains some leftover building materials from the mine's construction. The entrance to mineshaft is a square room at the end of the hallway straight across from the mine's entrance, with a single ladder leading down into the hole that is the mineshaft itself.

Dimensions
The mine's hallway is 3 blocks wide and 6 blocks long, although the andesite pillars effectively provide 1 block of actual walking space. The living quarters is 3 blocks wide and 5 blocks long, however, due to being equipped with various utilities such as a bed and furnace, it is also incredibly cramped. The entrance to the mineshaft is a 5 block by 5 block room, while the mineshaft itself is a 3 block by 3 block hole that reaches Y=16 at it's lowest point.

Usage
The Vraelea Andesite Mine's primary function was to gather resources for the nearby Vraelea Andesite Bridge, a task it performed successfully. Upon the completion of the bridge and the mine itself, TylenolJunkie discontinued using it for the gathering of andesite or any other resource. After it served it's use in terms of mining, TylenolJunkie added a small living quarters to the mine, both as a temporary home for himself, and a rest stop for any travelers who pass by.