Area Mine
by ModdedWolf
Area Mine is a Fabric enchantment mod that lets a pickaxe break a whole cube-shaped area of blocks in one swing.
What it does
A pickaxe gets the Area Mine enchantment, and the area around each broken block is cleared as well, with the size set by the enchantment level. Players can enchant pickaxes at an anvil, or obtain the Area Mine enchanted book from a Librarian trade at level 5. Crouching while breaking a block with an enchanted pickaxe changes the shape of the mined area, and bedrock stays unbroken in every case.
The mod adds an in-game menu with two modes. Simple mode uses a token economy and a token pattern, with commands kept hidden, while Standard mode offers the full progression. Progress is tracked per world, and switching worlds carries the progress over. Clients get a particle preview of the blocks that will be mined, and after editing the configuration, an operator with permission can run the reload command to apply it.
Area Mine is published for Fabric only, for game versions 1.21.10 – 26.2, and runs on client and server. Its code is licensed under the MIT License, with public links to the source code and the issue tracker. The only server-side requirement is that players join without installing anything beyond the client itself.
Key features
Area mining enchantment
The enchantment lets a pickaxe clear a cube of blocks around the one being broken, growing with each enchantment level.
Ore-filtered mining
The mod can be set to progress only on specific ores, so the area mined stays limited to chosen block types.
Progression menu
An in-game menu lists four upgrades with the number of blocks mined toward each one, and shows stats for the current world.
Token economy mode
Simple mode replaces full progression with a token economy and a per-world token pattern for gating areas.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want faster tunnel mining with a pickaxe enchantment, and server owners who want a progression or token system on a multiplayer server.
How it compares
Superminer is server-side only, released under the MIT License and published for 26.1.2, so players join without installing it. Hammer Mining is not open source, uses the All rights reserved license, and covers 1.21 – 1.21.10 with an optional environment on either side. Area Mine is a client and server mod under the MIT License, targeting 1.21.10 – 26.2 for Fabric only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area Mine | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-10 |
| Superminer | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-06-25 |
| Hammer Mining | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.10 | Client or server, optional | 2025-12-21 |
Questions
Does Area Mine have to be installed on both sides?
How do players get the Area Mine enchantment?
Does Area Mine work on bedrock?
In the catalog
Area Mine is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Area Mine is an enchantment for pickaxes that lets you mine an entire area around the block you break. By default it mines a cube. The mod is server-side: only the server needs it; players can join without installing it. Get an Area Mine enchanted book from a Librarian (level 5 trade). Use an anvil to put it on a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/area-mine
- Owner
- ModdedWolf
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15