📝 How to Install Veinminer for Minecraft 26.1 (Step-by-Step Guide)

Introduction

Veinminer is a powerful Minecraft mod that lets you mine entire veins of ores (or groups of blocks) by breaking just one block. This massively speeds up resource gathering and reduces repetitive grinding. For example, instead of mining each diamond ore one by one, Veinminer will automatically mine the entire connected vein instantly. In this guide, you’ll learn how to install Veinminer for Minecraft 26.1 step by step.

This article was written with the help of AI and may contain inaccuracies.

Requirements

Before installing Veinminer, make sure you have:

Minecraft version 26.1 installed
Java 17 or higher
Internet connection

Step-by-Step: VeinMiner Installation

Step 1: Download Veinminer

Go to https://modrinth.com/datapack/veinminer/
Download the version for Minecraft 26.1 by clicking the green download button

Step 2: Download Dependencies

Download Fabric API https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api
Download Fabric Language Kotlin https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-language-kotlin/
Download Silk https://modrinth.com/mod/silk/

⚠️ Veinminer might not work without these dependancies

Step 3: Install Fabric Loader

Download Fabric Loader https://fabricmc.net/
Run the installer
Select version 26.1
Click Install

Step 4: Open Your Mods Folder

Windows:
C:\Users\<YourName>\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\mods

Mac:
~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/mods

If you don’t see a mods folder there, create one and name it “mods”

Step 5: Install the Mods

Move these files that you downloaded into the mods folder:

Veinminer
Fabric API
Fabric Language Kotlin
Silk

Make sure:

They are all for version 26.1
All files are .jar

Step 6: Launch the Game

Open Minecraft Launcher
The Fabric profile should automatically be selected
Click Play

Veinminer should now be installed and working!

How to Use Veinminer

Break one ore block with a pickaxe
The entire vein will be mined automatically

The mod may allow:

Keybind activation
Toggle modes
Config settings

What’s Next? Improve Your Mining Setup

After installing Veinminer, you can combine it with:

Sodium → better FPS (Tutorial here!)

Troubleshooting

Problem	Solution
Mod not working	Check dependencies (Fabric API / Kotlin / Silk)
Only mines one block	Try holding Shift while mining
Game crashes	Check that all versions match (26.1)
Doesn’t work on some blocks	Check mod config

Downloads & Links

👉 Veinminer: https://modrinth.com/datapack/veinminer/
👉 Fabric API (26.1): https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api/
👉 Fabric Language Kotlin: https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-language-kotlin/
👉 Silk: https://modrinth.com/mod/silk/
👉 Fabric Loader: https://fabricmc.net/

Final Tips

Tools may still lose durability for every block mined
Works on ores, logs, and other connected blocks depending on config
Some servers may disable or limit it