Optimized Vein Miner
by Itamio
Optimized Vein Miner lets a player break a connected ore vein or log cluster in one action, with a single break sound and drops gathered into one stack.
What it does
When a block in a connected group is broken, the mod breaks the rest of the group at once instead of one block at a time. Only the tool that matches the block is checked, so a pickaxe handles ores, an axe handles logs, and a shovel handles dirt. Each block in the vein costs durability, and the mod stops before the tool would break, so the tool is never destroyed mid-job.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything and only the server needs the jar. It needs no other mod. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 30 release versions, 1.8.9 – 1.21.11, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Whole-vein mining
Connected ore blocks are mined together in one action, so a full vein is cleared without repeated clicks.
Single break sound
The whole vein plays one break sound instead of hundreds, keeping large mines quiet.
Combined item drops
Drops land at one location and identical items are merged into stacks before they spawn.
Tool durability and safety
Each mined block uses durability, and mining stops before the tool breaks.
Optional cooldown and feedback
A cooldown between uses can be enabled, and chat shows whether the feature is currently on.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.8.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Simple Ore Miner is server-side only, published for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21.3 – 26.3, under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license, so it is not open source. Ore Vein Miner runs with the server required and the client optional, covers 1.16 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only. Ore Harvester is server-side only and All rights reserved, with files for 1.19.2 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimized Vein Miner | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.8.9 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-04-28 |
| Simple Ore Miner | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.3 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-08-26 |
| Ore Vein Miner | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-20 |
| Ore Harvester | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-13 |
Questions
Does Optimized Vein Miner need to be installed on clients?
Which loaders does Optimized Vein Miner support?
Can the vein mining cooldown be turned off?
In the catalog
Optimized Vein Miner is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Mine entire ore veins and connected blocks at once with this highly optimized vein mining mod! Built from the ground up to address common complaints and implement the most requested features from the community.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/optimized-vein-miner
- Owner
- Itamio
- Published
- 2026-04-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15