Mining Utility
Utility items & blocks for your mining pleasure!
About this Mod
Mining Utility is a small utility mod to ease your difficulties while mining. It offers the following:

Escape Rope
Escape ropes can be used 16 times to teleport to any location on the world set previously, but that must be on the same dimension.
Right-Click to teleport, Shift-Right-Click to set teleport.

Mini Torch
Crafted with a torch, mini-torchs are tiny, easy to craft and resourceful. Lights up the same as the regular torch.

Mining Helmet
Equipped at head, mining helmets give infinite night vision and slight protection against the dangers of the caves.

Rope Ladder
One-Use ladder than expands downward until the configured block limit (default: 64).

Rope Ladder (Inverted)
One-Use ladder than expands upward until the configured block limit (default: 64).
Available Versions
How to Install Mining Utility 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 (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Mining Utility". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.1 (+9 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Mining Utility 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 (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Mining Utility compatible with fabric and neoforge?
Mining Utility officially supports fabric, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Mining Utility – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Mining Utility 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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