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How to Use Ore Excavation Mod - Minecraft

The Ore Excavation Mod makes mining in Minecraft faster and easier by letting you break entire veins of ore, trees, or connected blocks with just one click. No more digging block by block!

In this quick guide, we’ll show you how to use Ore Excavation, including how to activate it and customize settings. Whether you're clearing forests or digging deep for diamonds, this mod will save you tons of time. Let’s dive in and get you excavating like a pro!

Uploading Ore Excavation to Your Minecraft Game



Please ensure you are using NeoForge or Forge and the compatible version to load this mod. For help setting up your server to use Mods, check out our guide.

Install the desired Forge version that is compatible with the mod version you will be using. You can download Forge from this link.

Install the Ore excavation

Access your mods folder by using Windows + R and type %appdata%


Open .minecraft ---> mods and drag and drop the Ore excavation .jar into the mods folder



Now you can run your Minecraft Forge game using the ore excavation mod with no issues!

Uploading Ore excavation to your Minecraft server



Open your Files Manager and head over to the Mods folder


Click on the yellow upload button and click "Upload Files", now find ore excavation and upload it to your mods folder



Now, start or restart your server so that the mod can take action.

How to Use Ore Excavation on Your Minecraft Server



Using ore excavation is very simple with just three simple key binds, and helpful for ore support for tool overrides.


First, you can choose the shape mining edit by using b, which is customizable, or you can use the arrows and choose from the already made shape toggles such as 1x2, 3x3, 5x5, Stairs Up, and Stairs Down.


Now you can click on v to use the shape you've chosen, this is an example of "5x5"


To excavate, use the grave button ``` to use the chosen shape toggle



You can now use ore excavation without issues and have fun mining and chopping whole trees in seconds!

Still have some questions?



If you face any issues and need help fixing them, open a ticket here

Updated on: 02/04/2025

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