Zone Miner Legacy
by nylad59
Zone Miner Legacy lets a player break a block and have an area of nearby blocks break with it, using a shape the player picks in advance.
What it does
The mod adds area mining that needs no enchantment. A mining mode sets the shape of the area: a single block, a 3x3x3 cube, a 5x5x5 cube, or a custom shape defined in the area settings. Players cycle between modes, and the direction of mining follows where the player is looking. Before a block breaks, a white outline previews the area that will be affected.
Only blocks that suit the held tool are broken as extra blocks, and the tool's durability is reduced as it normally would be. Vanilla block breaking logic is kept, so drops and other interactions behave as they do in the base game. Ore vein support is included. The mod is built to stay simple and practical, with a configurable area for players who want more control. Two durability variants are offered, so the setup can match how a player wants to play.
Zone Miner Legacy runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge, across 6 release versions 1.21.1 – 26.3, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Switchable mining shapes
Players choose between a single block, a 3x3x3 area, a 5x5x5 area and a custom shape.
Live block preview
A white outline shows the blocks that will break before the mining action is taken.
Tool-appropriate breaking
Extra blocks break only when the held tool is suitable for them, and tool restrictions are respected.
Ore vein support
Connected ore blocks can be mined as a vein, with the extra blocks following the same rules.
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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.
How it compares
Simple Ore Miner runs server-side only, is published for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21.3 – 26.3, and is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license, so it is not open source. uttilus vein miner is also server-side only, for NeoForge 1.21.1 – 26.2, released under the MIT License. oiken_'s Vein Miner is the one alternative that matches this mod's client and server environment, but it is built for 1.21.1 only and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone Miner Legacy | Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-24 |
| Simple Ore Miner | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.3 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-08-26 |
| uttilus vein miner | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-09-02 |
| oiken_'s Vein Miner | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-14 |
Questions
Does Zone Miner Legacy have to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Zone Miner Legacy support?
Does Zone Miner Legacy need an enchantment to work?
In the catalog
Zone Miner Legacy is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Switch between simple mining, 3x3x3, 5x5x5, or a fully custom mining shape, all while keeping vanilla-style durability handling and tool restrictions. Zone Miner is designed to stay simple and practical no enchantment requirement, no complicated setup, just configurable area mining with two durability variants…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/zone-miner-legacy
- Owner
- nylad59
- Published
- 2026-04-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15