Simple Quarries
by Prunty
Simple Quarries is a Fabric storage mod in which a quarry block mines vertical shafts, powered by fuel and fed with pickaxes.
What it does
Once placed, a quarry digs downward through the area it covers and works without a player nearby. Fuel keeps it running, and the pickaxes inserted into it are used for the mining, with enchantments on those tools taking effect. Area and speed upgrades extend how far and how fast a quarry works, and item filters in whitelist or blacklist mode decide which materials it keeps. A redstone signal can pause the machine, and a quarry stays chunk-loaded while it is active, so mining continues without the player nearby.
The mod is built for hands-free resource gathering in survival and on servers. Hoppers and comparators can read and feed the quarry, which lets it sit inside an existing automated storage setup. Fabric API is required, and the mod is published only for Fabric. It is licensed under the MIT License and is not open source. Files exist for 1.19.2 – 26.2, with 0.2.11 targeting 26.2 as the latest file, and snapshot builds are not published.
Key features
Vertical shaft mining
The quarry digs straight down, clearing a shaft through the layers below it.
Fuel-based operation
Mining consumes fuel, so a quarry stops when its fuel runs out and resumes once it is refilled.
Pickaxe input
Inserted pickaxes do the mining, and their enchantments are applied to the work.
Area and speed upgrades
Upgrades widen the area a quarry covers and raise how quickly it mines.
Item filters
Whitelist and blacklist filters control which items the quarry collects.
Redstone pause
A redstone signal halts the quarry, and removing it lets the machine continue.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
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
Who it’s for: Players who want automated mining in survival, and server owners who want a shared quarry that runs without anyone online.
How it compares
Lethy's Quarry is a Fabric quarry for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Mining Quarries works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.21 – 26.2, is licensed under the MIT License and is not open source, and only the server needs it. Simple Quarries is published for Fabric alone and needs the client and server to both run it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Quarries | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-02 |
| Lethy's Quarry | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-27 |
| Mining Quarries | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2025-10-16 |
Questions
Does Simple Quarries need Fabric API?
Must Simple Quarries be installed on the server as well?
Which loaders does Simple Quarries support?
Can a quarry be controlled with redstone?
In the catalog
Simple Quarries is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Automated mining, but with enough friction to still feel like Minecraft. Simple Quarries Plus adds a quarry block that mines vertical shafts using fuel and pickaxes, with upgrade paths, filters, automation hooks, and chunk loading built in.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-quarries-plus
- Owner
- Prunty
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15