Simple Drills
by Bloxy
Simple Drills gives players tiered mining drills, from copper up to netherite, that dig a 3x3 tunnel for strip mining and excavation work.
What it does
The mod adds six drill tiers: Copper, Gold, Iron, Amethyst, Diamond and Netherite, plus Sculk and Emerald variants and a multi drill. Each drill mines a 3x3 area, so a tunnel can be cut in one pass without placing a line of single-block breaks by hand. The netherite drill is crafted from the Netherite tier and is available in builds from 1.6.1 onward.
Mining radius can be changed with the drillRadius gamerule, which is available in newer builds. Crafting recipes use common materials such as wooden planks, and recipe viewers like Enough Items can show them. Fabric API is required on Fabric. The mod targets Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1, 1.21.1 and 1.21.4, and it runs on client and server, so both sides need it. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Six drill tiers
Copper, gold, iron, amethyst, diamond and netherite drills, with sculk and emerald variants, plus a multi drill.
3x3 tunnel mining
Each drill breaks a 3x3 area per use, which speeds up strip mining and excavation.
Adjustable radius
The drillRadius gamerule changes how far the drill reaches, with the option available in newer builds.
Crafting recipes
Drills are built from common materials, and the recipes can be looked up in a recipe viewer.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Strip mining
A player cuts a straight 3x3 tunnel through stone to reach ore veins without breaking each block separately.
Excavation
Digging out a large flat area or a deep shaft takes fewer actions with a tier drill than with hand tools.
How it compares
Simplified Drills is a Fabric-only mod for 1.20 – 1.20.4 with the same client and server environment, under All rights reserved. Mining Drills & Tools NeoForge is server-side only, runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.4 – 1.21.8, and is under All rights reserved. Simple Drills covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1, 1.21.1 and 1.21.4 and is released under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Drills | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-04-22 |
| Simplified Drills | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-04-07 |
| Mining Drills & Tools NeoForge | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.4 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2026-07-19 |
Questions
Does Simple Drills need Fabric API?
Does the server need Simple Drills?
Can the mining radius be changed?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Simple Drills is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
This is a simple mod that adds Tier Based Drills. There are 6 Drills in this mod (Copper, Gold, Iron, Amethyst, Diamond, Netherite, Sculk, Emerald, Multi Drill) All the drills do is mine in a 3x3 tunnel to make strip mining or excavating easier. Fabric API is Required to be able to use Fabric Versions of Simple Drills
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-drills
- Owner
- Bloxy
- Published
- 2024-03-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15