Prospecting Picks
by EIG
Prospecting Picks gives a pickaxe that searches nearby ores within a configurable radius around a stone-type block, so a player can locate veins before digging.
What it does
The pick scans the area around a stone-type block for raw ore blocks and reports the veins it finds. The radius of the search and the list of ores it looks for are set in a config file. The ores it detects are those in the forge:ores tag, so modded ores that join that tag are included. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. It is published for Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and is open source under the MIT License. The latest files are 1.2.1 for each loader, both dated 2026-01-16.
Key features
Nearby ore search
Using the pick on a stone block reports the ore veins found within a set distance of that spot.
Configurable ore list
The ores the pick looks for are defined in a config file, so server owners can choose which veins it reports.
Forge ores tag
Detection covers blocks in the forge:ores tag, letting other mods' ores be found once they join it.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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How it compares
Create: Geo-Resonance is also published for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, and is open source under the MIT License like this mod. Rings of Prospecting is Forge only, covers 1.12.2 – 1.19, and is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospecting Picks | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-16 |
| Create: Geo-Resonance | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-23 |
| Rings of Prospecting | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.19 | Client and server | 2025-03-06 |
Questions
Does Prospecting Picks need a datapack to work?
In the catalog
Prospecting Picks is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Adds a prospecting pick that searches for nearby ores within a configurable radius around the stone-type block mined. Best paired with a datapack or mod that makes ore clusters larger and/or more sparse. Can also detect ore veins based on the presence of raw ore blocks. Ores searched for are defined in the config…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/prospecting-picks
- Owner
- EIG
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15