VeinMiner Enchantment
Vein mining is one of those conveniences that can quietly ruin a survival world. Break one ore and an entire cluster pops out, which is great for grinding but terrible for balance. The VeinMiner Enchantment add-on fixes that problem by tying vein mining to a brand-new custom enchantment called Veinmine. Install it, and no one can strip an entire vein unless their tool actually carries the enchantment. It is a small change that makes a huge difference on servers, SMPs, and modpacks where resource scarcity matters.
What the VeinMiner Enchantment Actually Does
This add-on works alongside the popular VeinMiner mod, plugin, or data pack. Once it is active, vein mining only triggers for tools enchanted with Veinmine. Everything else still respects the block rules and settings configured in the base VeinMiner installation, so you keep full control over which blocks are affected and how chains propagate. The result is a more deliberate mining loop: players either enchant their pickaxe or swing one block at a time.
The enchantment itself is fully configurable, which is where the add-on really shines for server owners. You can tune how often Veinmine shows up, when it appears in an enchanting table, and what it costs at an anvil.
- weight - how frequently the enchantment appears, with higher values making it more common
- min_cost - the enchanting table level where Veinmine starts appearing
- max_cost - the level where it stops appearing
- anvil_cost - how much combining the enchantment costs at an anvil, stacked with other enchantments
The display name is driven by a translatable key, enchantment.veinminer-enchantment.veinminer, and defaults to Veinmine. That means resource pack authors and translators can rename it without touching the code.
Supported Versions and Loaders
Fabric, Quilt, and NeoForge
The mod builds cover Fabric, Quilt, and NeoForge across a wide range of modern Minecraft releases, so most players running 1.19 through the latest 1.21.x versions will find a matching file. Configuration lives inside the jar itself. Open it with WinRAR, 7-Zip, or any archive tool, then navigate to data/veinminer-enchantment/enchantment/veinminer.json and edit the values you want to change.
Paper and Folia
Server administrators on Paper or Folia are not left out. Every version of the add-on supports both platforms, which is rare for enchantment tweaks of this kind. On these server types, the settings file sits at plugins/veinminer/enchantmentSettings.json, so you can adjust weight, costs, and thresholds without unpacking anything.
One important note before you start: the base VeinMiner mod, plugin, or data pack must already be installed. This add-on extends it rather than replacing it, so vein mining will not function at all without the parent project present.
How to Install the VeinMiner Enchantment
Installation is straightforward once you know which platform you are on.
- Confirm that the base VeinMiner mod, plugin, or data pack is installed and working
- Download VeinMiner Enchantment for Minecraft from the project page that matches your loader
- Drop the jar into your mods folder for Fabric, Quilt, or NeoForge, or into plugins for Paper and Folia
- Restart the game or server so the enchantment registers
- Open the config file and adjust weight, min_cost, max_cost, and anvil_cost to taste
If you would rather skip manual file juggling, the foxygame.net launcher keeps VeinMiner Enchantment in its add-on catalog and handles the matching version automatically, so the right build lands in your mods folder without hunting through release pages. It also pushes updates when a new Minecraft release breaks compatibility, which saves a lot of guesswork on patch days.
Why Servers Should Consider It
Unrestricted vein mining flattens progression. Diamonds, ancient debris, and deepslate ores lose their weight when a single swing clears a whole vein, and economies built on those resources collapse fast. Gating the ability behind an enchantment restores scarcity while keeping the quality-of-life feature available to players who earn it. Enchanting becomes meaningful again, anvil costs create a real trade-off, and mining trips feel like decisions rather than chores.
For single-player worlds, the add-on is just as useful. You can set a generous weight so Veinmine shows up often, or make it rare and expensive for a longer progression curve. Either way, the choice stays in your hands through a simple JSON edit.
Final Thoughts
The VeinMiner Enchantment add-on is a clean solution to a common balance complaint. It preserves everything players love about vein mining while adding a layer of progression that keeps survival worlds honest. Whether you run a busy Paper server or a private NeoForge modpack, the setup is quick, the configuration is flexible, and the payoff is a mining system that feels fair again. Just remember to install the base VeinMiner first, then tune the enchantment to fit your world.