Talk:Nether Ores/@comment-67.160.244.188-20120406161950/@comment-98.223.98.214-20120605221125

No, mining a block next to certain versions of the ore will explode; usually causing minimal damage to you.

to die from this explosion you'd have to be down to around 2-3 hearts, in which case why are you mining? Pigmen will rape you for touching them, why would you be mining with health that low