Mineral Chance
💎 Players can find minerals inside stone-type blocks when mining in the overworld and nether.
About this Mod
Mineral Chance is a mod created to make mining a little bit more exciting. It adds a chance to find a random mineral after mining a stone-type block. In the overworld these stone blocks are stone, andesite, diorite, granite, tuff and deepslate. In the nether it's netherrack, basalt and blackstone.
By default there is a 1/50 chance to find a mineral. The overworld minerals consist of diamonds, iron nuggets, gold nuggets, lapis lazuli, redstone and emeralds. The nether minerals consist of quartz, golden nuggets and netherite scraps(1.16+). Mining with Silk Touch will disable mineral drops.
All minerals have the same chance of dropping. The message when finding a random mineral can be changed and turned off in the config.
All available config options:
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extraMineralChanceOnOverworldStoneBreak default 0.02, min 0, max 1.0
The chance a mineral is dropped when an overworld stone block is broken. By default 1/50.
extraMineralChanceOnNetherStoneBreak default 0.01, min 0, max 1.0
The chance a mineral is dropped when a nether stone block is broken. By default 1/100.
enableOverworldMinerals default true
If enabled, mining overworld stone blocks in the overworld has a chance to drop an overworld mineral. These consist of diamonds, gold nuggets, iron nuggets, lapis lazuli, redstone and emeralds.
enableNetherMinerals default true
If enabled, mining nether stone blocks in the nether has a chance to drop a nether mineral. These consist of quartz, gold nuggets and netherite scraps(1.16+).
disableMineralDropsWithSilkTouch default true
If enabled, minerals won't drop from stone mined with the silk touch enchantment.
sendMessageOnMineralFind default true
If enabled, sends a message when a mineral is found to the player who broke the stone block.
foundMineralMessage default "You've found a mineral hidden in the block!"
The message sent to the player who found a hidden mineral when 'sendMessageOnMineralFind' is enabled.
ignoreFakePlayers default true
If enabled, minerals won't be dropped if the player is a fake. For example when a mod breaks a block as a simulated player.
The effect in action in the overworld with 'extraMineralChanceOnOverworldStoneBreak' set to 0.5:
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The effect in action in the nether with 'extraMineralChanceOnNetherStoneBreak' set to 0.5:
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You may freely use this mod in any modpack, as long as the download remains hosted within the CurseForge or Modrinth ecosystem.
Serilum.com contains an overview and more information on all mods available.
For issues, ideas, suggestions or anything else there is the Github repo. Thanks!
Available Versions
How to Install Mineral Chance on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Mineral Chance". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1 (+25 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Mineral Chance server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Mineral Chance compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Mineral Chance officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Mineral Chance – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Mineral Chance consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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