So when you do mining, do you strip (ignore that) until you hit a cave or something? Then you explore the cave and keeping strip mining.
*assuming strip mining is being referred to as the same thing as branch mining, and what I'm doing in my mines*
Generally I check out the area, both to explore a bit and to secure the area from mobs. If its a big cave, I'll at least secure the area and move on, if its a small one, I'll just grab whatever ores there are and seal it off/move on.