Mining Quarries
by Pepsied
With Mining Quarries, a build quarry mines cobblestone and ores on its own once it is fed a pickaxe, water, lava and a few other parts.
What it does
The mod adds a new block called Quarry. It is crafted from three cobblestone, a water bucket, a redstone, a lava bucket, two cauldrons and a hopper, and it needs a pickaxe, cauldrons, water, lava, an item frame and a hopper to run. Mining mostly yields cobblestone, while ores are gathered at higher tiers and rarer ones come through the quarry, with ancient debris dropping at a 1 in 1125 chance.
The quarry works through the pickaxe it is given. Each operation costs durability, and when the pickaxe runs out the quarry sends it onward with one durability left, so the tool is never destroyed. Unbreaking is checked up to 10 levels, while mending keeps the pickaxe from losing durability, and fortune and silk touch change what the quarry yields. Production rises as extra lava cauldrons are added, up to 3 extras. It is required on the server and optional for players.
Key features
Automated quarry block
The Quarry block mines an area on its own and sends the results into connected storage.
Pickaxe durability handling
The quarry uses up a pickaxe and returns it with one durability left instead of breaking it.
Enchantment support
Unbreaking, mending, fortune and silk touch each change how the quarry operates.
Lava cauldron upgrades
Adding lava cauldrons to a quarry raises its production, up to 3 extras.
Tiered ore mining
Rarer ores and ancient debris come from the quarry at higher tiers, with a fixed drop chance for debris.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Simple Quarry is a client and server mod for Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.9.4 – 1.21.4, under All rights reserved and not open source. Quite Quarry is a NeoForge-only option for 1.19.4 – 26.2 that needs both sides, also under All rights reserved. Hopper Bucket is open source under the MIT License and works on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21 – 26.1, a different kind of item-transfer tool rather than a quarry.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining Quarries | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2025-10-16 |
| Simple Quarry | Forge and NeoForge | 1.9.4 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-03-05 |
| Quite Quarry | NeoForge | 1.19.4 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-17 |
| Hopper Bucket | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-25 |
Questions
Does Mining Quarries need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Mining Quarries support?
Does the quarry destroy the pickaxe?
In the catalog
Mining Quarries is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Build quarries that mine for you. All you need is a pickaxe, cauldrons of water and lava, an item frame, and a hopper. The ores you get and the speed at which the quarry operates is completely variable to the pickaxe you give it. Ores of increased tiers are rarer to be obtained through the quarry. Ancient debris for…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mining-quarries
- Owner
- Pepsied
- Published
- 2025-01-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15