Dungeons and Taverns Mineshaft Overhaul
by NovaWostra
Dungeons and Taverns Mineshaft Overhaul replaces vanilla mineshafts in the world with a set of new mineshaft variants, each tied to a different biome and ore type.
What it does
Installed as a datapack-style overhaul, the mod swaps out the vanilla mineshaft and mesa mineshaft structures for its own versions, built from jigsaw structures. The rebuilt mineshafts include a dirt room, a main tunnel, side tunnels, caved passages, storage rooms and ore deposits. Some variants appear on mountains, where mineshafts can generate bridges that carry rails across gaps.
The mod also adds mineshafts on jagged snowy peaks and stony peaks, placed on the surface, and a rare variant in the woodland mansion biome. Each mineshaft type replaces one percent of stone or deepslate along its tunnels with a specific ore: iron on mesas, gold on jagged peaks, redstone on stony peaks and emeralds on surface mineshafts. Minecart chests spawn only on rails that are supported, so they do not float in the air.
Dungeons and Taverns Mineshaft Overhaul is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files for 26.3 as the latest release. Server owners run it on the server, and players may add it on the client, while the vanilla structure set is replaced in the world. The license is All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
Key features
Replacement of vanilla mineshafts
The overhaul swaps the vanilla mineshaft and mesa mineshaft structures for its own versions in newly generated chunks.
Ore-specific mineshafts
Each mineshaft variant replaces one percent of stone or deepslate in its tunnels with iron, gold, redstone or emeralds.
Biome-specific variants
Extra mineshafts appear on jagged snowy peaks, stony peaks and the surface, and a rare one spawns in the woodland mansion biome.
Jigsaw room layout
Dirt rooms, main and side tunnels, caved passages, storage rooms and ore deposits are assembled with jigsaw structures.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
MMR - Moog's Mineshafts Reimagined is a server-side only option for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge with files for 1.20 – 26.3, released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and open source. No Surface Mineshafts is server required with client optional, covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.10, adds Quilt, and is released under the MIT License as open source. Zaffre's Mineshafts shares the server-required, client-optional environment and runs on 1.21.9 – 26.3, but it is All rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeons and Taverns Mineshaft Overhaul | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-19 |
| MMR - Moog's Mineshafts Reimagined | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-01 |
| No Surface Mineshafts | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Server required, client optional | 2025-10-08 |
| Zaffre's Mineshafts | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-29 |
Questions
Which loaders does Dungeons and Taverns Mineshaft Overhaul support?
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In the catalog
Dungeons and Taverns Mineshaft Overhaul is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This datapack, ported to the mod loaders Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, replaces the vanilla mineshaft and vanilla mesa mineshafts with jigsaw structures which overhaul the dirt room, add a mainline mineshaft and sideline mineshafts, side rooms, caved in mineshaft tunels, storage rooms, and ore deposits. It additionally…
Official listing
- Owner
- NovaWostra
- Published
- 2026-03-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
