Simple Quarries
A Fabric quarry mod with fuel, pickaxe-based mining, upgrades, filters, chunk loading, and automation support for hands-free resource gathering.
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About this Mod
Simple Quarries Plus
Automated mining, but with enough friction to still feel like Minecraft.
Simple Quarries Plus adds a quarry block that mines vertical shafts using fuel and pickaxes, with upgrade paths, filters, automation hooks, and chunk loading built in.
Features
- Automated vertical mining
- Fuel-based operation
- Uses inserted pickaxes, including enchantments
- Area upgrades and speed upgrades
- Item filters with whitelist/blacklist modes
- Redstone pause support
- Automatic chunk loading while active
- Hopper and comparator compatibility
Why use it
- Great mid-game automation
- Better than overpowered instant quarries
- Fits tech-lite and vanilla+ progression
Requirements
- Fabric Loader
- Fabric API
Available Versions
How to Install Simple Quarries 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 (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Simple Quarries". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+11 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Simple Quarries 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 (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Simple Quarries compatible with fabric?
Simple Quarries officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Simple Quarries – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Simple Quarries 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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