Vein Miner
by Prunty
With Vein Miner, sneaking while breaking one ore block removes the whole connected vein of matching ore in a single action.
What it does
Breaking one ore block while sneaking mines every connected block of the same ore. Vanilla ores, deepslate variants, Nether ores and ancient debris are all covered, and the mining limit per vein can be set in the config. A custom block list lets server owners add other blocks, and the sneak requirement can be switched off.
Each block mined from a vein still costs durability on the tool, so the tool wears down as it normally would. Fabric API is required. Vein Miner runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is published for Fabric only, across 15 release versions 1.21 – 26.1.2, under the MIT License, and is not open source.
Key features
Connected vein mining
Sneak while breaking one ore and the whole connected vein of that ore comes down together.
Vanilla and modded ore support
Vanilla ores, deepslate variants, Nether ores and ancient debris are covered, and the block list can be extended.
Configurable vein size
A maximum number of blocks per vein can be set, which keeps large veins from clearing a whole cave at once.
Durability still applies
Every block mined costs tool durability, so the tool wears as it would for ordinary mining.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions 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
Faster ore cleanup
Large deposits can be cleared in one action instead of breaking each block by hand.
Who it’s for: Players who want less repetitive ore mining in survival worlds, and server owners who want to set limits on vein size and which blocks count.
How it compares
FastOre is an MIT-licensed Fabric and Quilt mod for client and server that covers 1.21.7 – 1.21.11 and is not open source. Simple Vein Mining is a server-side only Fabric mod for 26.1.2, so players join without installing it. SneakLock is a client-side only Fabric mod, open source under the MIT License, for 1.21.4 – 26.1.2, and handles sneaking rather than mining.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein Miner | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-06 |
| FastOre | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.7 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-08-23 |
| Simple Vein Mining | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-24 |
| SneakLock | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-16 |
Questions
Does Vein Miner need Fabric API?
Does a player need the mod to join a server that runs it?
Does the mod work with older game versions?
In the catalog
Vein Miner is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Mining ore veins one block at a time gets old fast. This fixes that without throwing balance out the window. Vein Miner Plus lets you sneak and mine one ore block to break the whole connected vein, while still respecting tool durability and configurable limits.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/vein-miner-plus
- Owner
- Prunty
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15