Chain Mining
A Minecraft Bedrock Edition behavior pack that adds vein mining (chain mining) functionality. Break connected blocks of the same type at once by sneaking while mining.
Features
- Vein Mining: When sneaking and breaking blocks, connected blocks of the same type are mined together
- Ore Support: Coal, lapis, iron, copper, gold, redstone, emerald, diamond, quartz, ancient debris, and more
- Stone Support: Stone, cobblestone, deepslate, granite, andesite, diorite, sandstone, netherrack, basalt, blackstone, end stone
- Other Blocks: Sand, gravel, logs, planks, hay blocks, sculk
- Tool Compatibility: Pickaxe (ores/stone), axe (logs/planks), shovel (sand/gravel), hoe (hay blocks/sculk)
- Enchantment Support: Fortune, Silk Touch, Unbreaking
- Drop Logic: Proper drops and XP for ores, including fortune multipliers
How to Use
- Sneak (hold the sneak key) while breaking a block
- Use the correct tool for the block type
- All connected blocks of the same type within range will be broken at once
Subpacks
Choose your preferred mining range for stone-type blocks:
| Subpack | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 0 | No chain mining for stone |
| Break 3×3 stone | 1 | 3×3 area |
| Break 5×5 stone | 2 | 5×5 area |
| Break 7×7 stone | 3 | 7×7 area |
| Break 9×9 stone | 4 | 9×9 area |
Ore vein mining always works for connected ores (up to 1024 blocks per vein).
Requirements
- Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.21.0 or later
Installation
- Download the
.mcpackfile - Open it to import into Minecraft
- Enable the pack World Settings -> Behavior Packs
- Activate the world with the pack
- (Optional) Enable a subpack for stone chain mining range
License
MIT
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Bedrock
- File type: .mcpack or .mcaddon
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.30, 1.21.50, 1.21.81
- How to install: Download the .mcpack or .mcaddon file. → Open it — Minecraft imports it. → In your world: Behavior Packs → Available → Activate, then the same under Resource Packs.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Bedrock addons & mods walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Pack type: .mcpack — a single pack
- Manifest requires Minecraft 1.21.0 or newer
- Complete pack — everything it depends on is inside the file
- Download size: 15 KB
- Download link checked 16 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.
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