Rare Rich Veins
Rare Rich Veins adds extremely rare, naturally generated large ore deposits to Minecraft while keeping vanilla ore generation completely unchanged…
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Overview
Rare Rich Veins is a Minecraft Java Edition 26.2 Fabric mod that adds rare, naturally generated large ore deposits to newly generated chunks.
Normal vanilla ore generation remains unchanged. Rich veins generate separately and are designed to feel like rare discoveries instead of an unlimited source of materials.
Rich veins generate in irregular, branching shapes and support both normal stone and deepslate ore variants.
Rich Veins
| Ore | Chance per Eligible Chunk | Vein Size |
|---|---|---|
| 🪨 Coal | 3% | 25–70 blocks |
| 🟠 Copper | 2.5% | 30–80 blocks |
| ⚙️ Iron | 2% | 20–50 blocks |
| 🔴 Redstone | 1.5% | 20–45 blocks |
| 🥇 Gold | 1% | 15–35 blocks |
| 🔵 Lapis | 1% | 15–30 blocks |
| 💎 Diamond | 0.25% | 12–24 blocks |
| 💚 Emerald | 0.15% | 8–16 blocks |
Rich veins only generate in newly explored chunks. Existing chunks will not be changed.
Normal generation always uses the configured percentages. Testing commands temporarily force a 100% chance so each ore can be tested easily.
Commands & Configuration
Commands
/richveins info
Displays information about the mod, enabled ores, and current configuration.
/richveins reload
Reloads supported configuration values without restarting the game or server.
/richveins test <ore>
Forces a rich vein of the selected ore to generate for testing.
Supported ore names:
coalironcoppergoldredstonelapisdiamondemerald
After a test vein generates, its coordinates appear in yellow in chat. Clicking the coordinates automatically fills this command into the chat box:
/tp @s x y z
This makes it easy for administrators to teleport directly to the generated vein.
Configuration
The server configuration allows you to:
- Enable or disable individual ores
- Change generation chances
- Change minimum and maximum vein sizes
- Adjust generation heights
- Configure allowed dimensions
- Control cave exposure
- Adjust valuable-vein spacing
- Enable debug logging
- Disable the entire mod
Requirements
- Minecraft Java Edition 26.2
- Fabric Loader
- Fabric API 0.155.2+26.2 or newer
- Java 25
Rare Rich Veins supports both singleplayer worlds and dedicated Fabric servers.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 26.2
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as rare-rich-veins-1.0.5.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 43 KB
- Download link checked 10 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.