YUNG's Better Mineshafts

YUNG's Better Mineshafts

A long-awaited and much-needed abandoned mineshaft overhaul!

14.0M downloads
Created Apr 9, 2026
by YUNGNICKYOUNG

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<p> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/zgJn0ER.png" alt="YUNG's Better Mineshafts" width="1344" height="416" /><br /> <a title="Depends on YUNG's API" href="https://modrinth.com/mod/yungs-api" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://tinyurl.com/yungsapibadge" alt="Depends on YUNG's API" width="211" height="26" /></a>&nbsp;<a title="Join the YUNG GANG on Discord!" href="https://discord.gg/rns3beq" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://tinyurl.com/yungsdiscordbadge2" alt="Join the YUNG GANG on Discord!" width="136" height="28" /></a>&nbsp;<a title="Follow me on Twitter!" href="https://twitter.com/yungnickyoung" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://tinyurl.com/yungstwitterbadge3" alt="Follow me on Twitter!" width="76" height="27" /></a>&nbsp;<a title="Subscribe to my YouTube!" href="https://www.youtube.com/yungnickyoung" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://tinyurl.com/yungsyoutubebadge" alt="Subscribe to my YouTube!" width="80" height="30" /></a>&nbsp;<a title="Support me on Patreon!" href="https://patreon.com/yungnickyoung" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://tinyurl.com/yungspatreonbadge" alt="Support me on Patreon!" width="138" height="28" /></a><br /> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/Ug8dC9A.png" alt="What is this?" width="1125" height="59" /><br /> This mod completely revamps vanilla abandoned mineshafts, changing them from boring straight lines into dynamic, varied webs of tunnels.<br />Find loot tucked away in the corners of abandoned workstations, or out in the open in a chest on a minecart. </p> <ul> <li><strong>13 biome variants</strong>, including a rare mushroom mineshaft!</li> <li>Abandoned workstations (common)</li> <li>Workstation cellars (less common)</li> <li>Ore deposits at the end of some tunnels with coal, iron, redstone, gold, lapis, emerald, and (very rarely) <strong>diamond</strong>!</li> <li>Abandoned miners' outposts (rare)</li> <li><strong>Surface openings</strong> (very rare)</li> </ul> <p> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/1OPCfB1.png" alt="Compatibility" width="1125" height="59" /><br /> YUNG's Better Mineshafts is intended to be fully compatible with every worldgen mod, including: </p> <ul> <li><a title="YUNG's Better Strongholds" href="https://modrinth.com/mod/yungs-better-strongholds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YUNG's Better Strongholds</a></li> <li><a title="YUNG's Better Dungeons" href="https://modrinth.com/mod/yungs-better-dungeons" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YUNG's Better Dungeons</a></li> <li><a title="YUNG's Extras" href="https://modrinth.com/mod/yungs-extras" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YUNG's Extras</a></li> <li><a title="YUNG's Bridges" href="https://modrinth.com/mod/yungs-bridges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YUNG's Bridges</a></li> </ul> <p><a title="Play with friends with the Essential mod!" href="https://essential.gg/x/yung" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/2mVOWMC.jpeg" alt="Play with friends with the Essential mod!" /></a></p> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://i.imgur.com/a49IMQJ.png" /><br /> <a title="Get 25% off your server with code YUNGNICKYOUNG at Bisect Hosting!" href="https://bisecthosting.com/yung" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/nQRs7ZP.png" alt="Use code YUNGNICKYOUNG with Bisect Hosting for 25% off!" width="1344" height="400" /></a></p>

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v1.21.4-NeoForge-5.4.0Latest
1.21.4neoforgeApr 14, 2025

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v1.21.4-Fabric-5.4.0
1.21.4fabricApr 14, 2025

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v1.21.1-Fabric-5.1.1
1.21, 1.21.1fabricOct 14, 2024

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Minecraft: 1.21.4

Loaders: neoforge

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