DatapacksJava
No Surface Mineshafts
I don't know my version or loader
Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.
A datapack that removes surface mineshafts found in the mesa (badlands) by removing the mesa type of mineshafts. It also adds normal mineshafts to the mesa that way mesa biomes should still have mineshafts in them.
A side effect of this is that you wont see the dark oak mineshafts, of which are the type of mineshaft that spawns in the mesa (including the surface).
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.9, 1.21.10
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Downloads as nsm-21.9.1.zip
- Download size: 176 KB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.