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Mine an entire ore vein at once

Finding and breaking ore clusters

The Ore Vein Miner feature breaks all connected ore blocks of the same type when you mine just one.

1. Locate an ore cluster while mining or caving

2. Break any single block from the cluster with a pickaxe (or appropriate tool)

3. All ore blocks connected to that block will break simultaneously

4. Collect all the drops at once

What counts as "connected"

Ore blocks must be touching each other — horizontally, vertically, or diagonally adjacent. If an ore vein branches or spreads across multiple directions, breaking one block will cascade through the entire connected network. This works for all ore types: coal, iron, copper, diamonds, and more. Ore blocks separated by stone or other materials won't be included in the same vein break.