Ore Excavation
ModMine whole ore veins, fell trees, and harvest blocks in one go.
C74/ 100
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No source code link−7 points
- No release in 15 months−4 points
- Releases in only 3 of the last 24 months−4 points
- Some modpacks removed it−2 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
6 points lost21 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.15 months ago (12 Jul 2025). 627 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 80% of these points. 10 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.21.5 on NeoForge, 1.20.2 on Forge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 3 of the last 24 months 2 / 6Stability
2 points lost13 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.57 of the 369 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (15%) See the 57 modpacks8 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
7 points lost3 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Funwayguy/OreExcavation 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.111,181,991 4 / 4Track record
2 points lost6 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.10.1 years, 165 releases 6 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 5 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
Total74 / 100
47.4 of the 64 points that apply = 74 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Ore Excavation lets players use a tool action to mine an entire ore vein, fell a whole tree, or bulk-excavate other grouped blocks in one go. It works with almost every modded tool and supports configurable mining shapes and block grouping, with settings for speed, size, distance, and cost. Players can set their own preferences, while modpack developers can configure tool and block blacklists or whitelists and per-tool overrides. In-game configuration takes effect without a restart, a built-in TPS guard helps limit slowdowns, and an undo command can reverse mistakes.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- Funwayguy
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 111.2M
- Created
- 10 Sep 2016
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Issues
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them.
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. Only in its files for NeoForge 1.21.1 to 1.21.5. See Privacy
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.32 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 5 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 5 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images, code history and pull requests and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Pull requestsThe recent pull requests, comments, topics and README of the GitHub repository.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found15 of 40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found7 images read
- Icon and galleryThe metadata of the original icon and gallery images of the project.Nothing found2 images read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file52 code files read
Compatibility
See all 165 filesNeoForge
Forge
Loader not stated
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Runs onWhere to install it: in your game, on the server, or both. As the author says on Modrinth.Needed in your game and on the server, or you cannot join.
RequiresProjects you must also install for it to work. From the author's lists for its files for recent Minecraft versions, or from its project page.Nothing
OptionalProjects it can work with but does not need. The author lists them.Nothing
IncludesProjects packed inside its files.Nothing
Speed of updatesHow fast it gets a file for new Minecraft versions, on average, compared with similar projects. Not part of the grade.Its newest file is for 1.21.5. It has no file for the 6 newer Minecraft versions. It also supports 1.21.1, a version many recently updated mods still support.
Related projects
Projects that need Ore Excavation to work.
Modpacks using this project
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15,849 modpacks include Ore Excavation in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Zombie Invade 100 Days15.3M downloadslast version with it 31 Jan 2025
SkyFactory 414.2M downloadslast version with it 13 Dec 2021
Roguelike Adventures and Dungeons7.6M downloadslast version with it 15 May 2026
SevTech: Ages7.2M downloadslast version with it 17 Dec 2021
FTB Presents SkyFactory 36.8M downloadslast version with it 10 Dec 2021
StoneBlock5M downloadslast version with it 11 Oct 2026
MC Eternal4.9M downloadslast version with it 16 Dec 2024
Roguelike Adventures and Dungeons 24.8M downloadslast version with it 1 Oct 2026
Crazy Craft Updated4.5M downloadslast version with it 21 Aug 2021
FTB Presents Stoneblock 24.4M downloadslast version with it 28 Oct 2019Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Ore Excavation. Share: how many of the modpacks with Ore Excavation also have that mod.
Thermal FoundationCModin 47% of the modpacks with Ore Excavation
ChiselCModin 45% of the modpacks with Ore Excavation
Thermal ExpansionCModin 45% of the modpacks with Ore Excavation
Ender Storage 1.8.+CModin 44% of the modpacks with Ore Excavation
Mystical AgricultureAModin 42% of the modpacks with Ore Excavation
Mekanism GeneratorsBModin 42% of the modpacks with Ore Excavation
BotaniaAModin 41% of the modpacks with Ore Excavation
Immersive EngineeringCModin 41% of the modpacks with Ore Excavation
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 40% of the modpacks with Ore Excavation
Extra UtilitiesDModin 36% of the modpacks with Ore ExcavationLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.
1.21.5NeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.21.4NeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.21.1NeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.1NeoForge, ForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.1ForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
Older Minecraft versions
1.21NeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.21NeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.6NeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.6NeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.4NeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
165 releases
1.21.5The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.21.4The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.21.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.21The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForge, ForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.6The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.21The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.6The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.4The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderNeoForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.2The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.20.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.19.4The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
1.19.3The latest file for its Minecraft version and loaderForgePassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.