T28's Universal Veinminer
by Tontoque28
With T28's Universal Veinminer, breaking one ore block while crouching removes the rest of the connected vein in one action.
What it does
T28's Universal Veinminer is a Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 that lets a player remove an entire ore vein by breaking one block while holding the Sneak key. Detection runs in two ways for maximum compatibility: blocks carrying the forge:ores tag are recognized, and blocks are also identified by their ore ID, which lets most modded ores work without extra setup. The author describes the mod as lightweight and configurable.
Vanilla ores are covered as well. Fortune and Silk Touch enchantments apply to every block in the vein, and each ore drops its corresponding experience orbs. Ancient Debris receives special handling: it drops Netherite Scraps directly, and Fortune adds extra drops to them.
The server is the side that must run the mod, so the server is required and the client is optional. Players join without installing it, while the server applies the vein behavior to everyone who connects. The mod is published for Forge only, with a single game version, 1.20.1, and its latest file is 1.0.2, released on 2026-05-02. The source code is publicly available, but the mod is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Whole-vein removal
Breaking one ore block while crouching removes the whole connected vein in one action.
Two detection methods
Ores are found through the forge:ores tag and by their ore ID, so modded ores are often covered without setup.
Enchantment handling
Fortune and Silk Touch apply to every block removed in the vein, and each ore drops its experience orbs.
Ancient Debris handling
Ancient Debris drops Netherite Scraps directly, with extra Fortune drops on top.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want faster ore collection in survival worlds on Forge 1.20.1, without changing the client.
How it compares
Server-side Vein Miner & Tunneler is server-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with files for 1.19.2 – 1.21.8. Multi VeinMiner runs on both client and server, is not open source, and is published for Fabric and Forge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. TFC Ore Loot is for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1, with the server required and the client optional, and is released under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T28's Universal Veinminer | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-02 |
| Server-side Vein Miner & Tunneler | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-09-21 |
| Multi VeinMiner | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-23 |
| TFC Ore Loot | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-10-01 |
Questions
Does the client need T28's Universal Veinminer?
Which loader and version does the mod support?
Does the mod work with modded ores?
In the catalog
T28's Universal Veinminer is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
A simple, lightweight, and highly configurable universal Veinminer mod for Minecraft Forge 1.20.1. Simply drop the.jar file into your mods folder and launch the game.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/t28s-universal-veinminer
- Owner
- Tontoque28
- Published
- 2026-04-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15