Ore Excavation
by Funwayguy
Players who break ore by hand can set Ore Excavation to take a whole vein, or cut down an entire tree, in a single action.
What it does
Ore Excavation extends the effect of a tool to nearby blocks of the same kind. One mining or chopping action can clear a full ore vein or a whole tree, and the mod covers almost any block that a tool can break. It works with most modded tools without extra setup.
Server owners and pack developers control the behavior through configuration files. Tools and blocks can be placed on a blacklist, or the list can be inverted into a whitelist. Limits on size, distance, speed and cost can be set, and each client can adjust its own preferences. The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21, and it is not open source; its license is All rights reserved. Both the server and every player need it.
Key features
Whole ore veins
Breaking one ore block removes the connected vein of the same ore in a single action.
Whole trees
Breaking one log removes the connected trunk and its logs, so a tree comes down at once.
Bulk excavation
Almost any block can be harvested in a connected group, not only ores and logs.
Tool and block lists
A tool blacklist and a block blacklist decide what the mod affects, and either list can be inverted.
Adjustable limits
Speed, size, distance and cost can each be set, and every client can choose its own preferences.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Modpack tuning
Pack developers can set limits and lists so the effect fits their progression and balance.
Survival gathering
Players can clear a vein or a forest in one go instead of breaking each block by hand.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want faster mining and chopping, and pack developers who need to limit which tools and blocks the effect applies to.
How it compares
Orevein is a client and server mod under the MIT License that runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.11 – 26.3, so it does not cover the same Forge builds. TC VeinGlow PC is a client and server mod under the MIT License, open source, with files only for 1.21 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ore Excavation | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-06-19 |
| Orevein | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-19 |
| TC VeinGlow PC | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-02 |
Questions
Does Ore Excavation need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Ore Excavation support?
Can a server limit which tools trigger the effect?
In the catalog
Ore Excavation is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 15,770 mods support Minecraft 1.21.
Similar mods
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ore-excavation
- Owner
- Funwayguy
- Published
- 2024-03-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-06-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15