Mining Drills & Tools NeoForge
Mining Drills & Tools NeoForge is a Forge and NeoForge mod that adds upgradable mining drills, ore smelters and resource generators to survival worlds.
What it does
Basic drills can be upgraded into larger machines, starting with small drills and working up to tools that clear entire sections of terrain. Which area a drill covers depends on its type, and the available drill materials are listed in the mod's configuration. Ores placed in a matching smelter produce more output than a plain furnace run, which adds a processing step to the survival progression.
Resource generators produce common blocks and materials, but they need redstone activation and fuel before they begin producing. The fuels a server accepts depend on its configuration, and the mod is built so generators cannot yield unlimited resources for free. The mod also adds special materials, equipment, storage and utility machines, along with a set of building blocks and some food and mob content.
The mod runs on the server only, so players join without installing anything. Forge is supported in addition to NeoForge, and files cover 1.19.4 – 1.21.8. The code is not open source, and the license is All rights reserved. Public links for the source code, issue tracker and wiki are available.
Key features
Upgradable drills
Drills start small and can be upgraded into large excavation tools that clear wide areas quickly.
Dedicated ore smelters
Each smelter accepts a matching ore and returns extra output, so the same ore yields more material.
Resource generators
Generators supply commonly used blocks, but only after redstone activation and fuel are supplied.
Special materials and equipment
New materials feed into advanced tools, armor, machines, weapons and utility items.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want faster mining and an automation layer in survival worlds, and server owners who want an industrial progression without giving players free resources.
How it compares
Bandit's Simple Drills is a Forge and NeoForge drill mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 that also runs on client and server and is not open source. Simple Drills is an MIT-licensed drill mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.20.1 – 1.21.4, and requires both sides to run it. Mine Mineral is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 that runs on the client only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining Drills & Tools NeoForge | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.4 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2026-07-19 |
| Simple Drills | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-04-22 |
| Mine Mineral | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2026-07-16 |
Questions
Does the server need Mining Drills & Tools NeoForge installed?
Which loaders does Mining Drills & Tools NeoForge support?
Can generators produce resources without any cost?
In the catalog
Mining Drills & Tools NeoForge is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Mine faster, automate resources, process ores efficiently, and build powerful equipment! Mining Drills & Tools is a large mining and utility mod that greatly expands Minecraft’s survival progression. It adds powerful mining drills, automated generators, specialized ore smelters, new materials, equipment, storage…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mining-drills-tools
- Owner
- SmartStreamLabs
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15