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Modest Mining

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by Baisylia

A vanilla enhancing mod that aims to enhance the mining and tool systems, while also adding archeology.

Type

Mod

CurseForge Downloads

168,413

CurseForge ID

533775

Last Updated

Apr 12, 2026

Description

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A vanilla enhancing mod that aims to enhance the mining and tool systems, while also adding archeology.

 

Check the Bottom for Mod Compatibility!

 

 

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 Weapon Types:

Glaive - Longer Attack Reach, Slow Reload, Bigger when in Hand

Katana - Longer Attack Reach, Fast Reload, Bigger when in Hand

Mace - Longer Attack Reach, High Knockback, Bigger when in Hand

Mountain Axe - Higher Attack Damage and Slower Mining Speed than a Pickaxe

Hammer - High Attack Damage, Very Slow Reload, Used in Crafting

 

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The Forge:

- Similar to a crafting table, but with furnace fueling!

- Takes shapeless and shaped recipes.

- All tools made of ingots or gems are now made in the forge

- The following recipe example is Prismarite, a Netherite alternative tool tier

 

 

 

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Hammering:

Dusts- Can be Smelted into Ingots, but only in the Blast Furnace

Coal Powder becomes Coke when Smelted

Netherite and Prismarite Dust are made with 8 Ores instead of 3

Mod Compatibility Will Come in the Future

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Coal Chunks:

Essentially Nuggets for Coal, Each Coal Chunk Smelts 1 Item

Third Row is Coke

 

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Amethyst:

Amethyst can be Compacted into Storage Blocks

Amethyst Shards now act as Nuggets for Amethyst

Diamonds now have Shards as well


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Leather:

Rotten Flesh Can be Smelted into Flesh

Flesh Acts as a Nugget for Leather 

 

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Archaeology:

Brush - Used to Brush Away at Suspicious Dirt, Sand, and Gravel in Dig Sites

Chisel - Used to Chisel Away at Suspicious Stone in Dig Sites

Dig Sites come in both Dirt and Sand Variants

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Miscellaneous Items:

Chainmail - Used to Craft Chainmail Armour

Pearl - Obtained from Clams When Killed with Chisels

Shell - Found on Beaches

Rocks - Found in Plains

Copper Screw - Obtained through Archaeology

Plank - A Crafting Item For a Variety of Items

Adobe Brick - Used to Make Adobe Brick Blocks, Are Crafted in the Forge

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Adobe Bricks

A large-brick form of bricks, also comes in mossy and cracked.

 

 

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Wooden Blocks:

In Image Order - Pillars, Chiseled Planks, Carved Planks, Tiles, Panels

Mod Compatibility Available Through 'Every Compat'

 

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Info:
Mod Versions from 1.16.5 and Below are Considered a Different Mod and Have Been Removed from Curseforge

The 1.18 Mod Version has been discontinued

Please do not ask for these things

 

If you have any problems, suggestions, or want to be included, join the discord!

Feel free to recommend features

You may use this mod in any modpack or video if you wish to.

 

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Mod Compatibility:

  • Every Compat

 

 

  • Abnormals 

Available now through Abnormal Mining

No longer needed due to Every Compat

  

 

By using this link you can get 15% off your first month! Be sure to add the code during the checkout process

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