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YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric)
A long-awaited and much-needed abandoned mineshaft overhaul!
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Quick answer
Which YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric) release should I use?
YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric) [26.1.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v6.1.0 (Fabric) targets 26.1.1, 26.1.2 with Fabric. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the client. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the dedicated server. All 3 required mods have matching files.
Where it goes
Is YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric) required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether it belongs on the client. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the dedicated server.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric) [26.1.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v6.1.0 (Fabric) need?
[26.1.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v6.1.0 (Fabric). Change the file and its required mods may change too.
Install YUNG's API (Fabric), Fabric API, Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge) first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 1 comes through another mod in the chain.
1 extra mod was pulled in by another dependency. Indented rows show who needs each one. We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.
Before you install it
Add YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric) without breaking your instance.
Built for YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric) [26.1.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v6.1.0 (Fabric). Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use [26.1.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v6.1.0 (Fabric). It targets 26.1.1, 26.1.2 with Fabric; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
Install YUNG's API (Fabric), Fabric API, Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge) first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 1 comes through another mod in the chain.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether it belongs on the client. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the dedicated server.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside [26.1.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v6.1.0 (Fabric). It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric) add?


This mod completely revamps vanilla abandoned mineshafts, changing them from boring straight lines into dynamic, varied webs of tunnels.
Find loot tucked away in the corners of abandoned workstations, or out in the open in a chest on a minecart.
- 13 biome variants, including a rare mushroom mineshaft!
- Abandoned workstations (common)
- Workstation cellars (less common)
- Ore deposits at the end of some tunnels with coal, iron, redstone, gold, lapis, emerald, and (very rarely) diamond!
- Abandoned miners' outposts (rare)
- Surface openings (very rare)

YUNG's Better Mineshafts is intended to be fully compatible with every worldgen mod, including:



Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric) by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
26.1.2
1 loader build26.1.1
1 loader build1.21.4
1 loader build1.21.1
1 loader build1.21
1 loader build1.20.4
1 loader build1.20.1
1 loader build1.20
1 loader build1.19.4
1 loader build1.19.3
1 loader build1.19.2
1 loader build1.18.2
1 loader buildShowing the newest 12 of 20 game versions. Older files are in the list below.
Check the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric) versions and loaders
[26.1.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v6.1.0 (Fabric)
YungsBetterMineshafts-26.1.2-Fabric-6.1.0.jar
23 Jun 2026
[1.21.4] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v5.4.0 (Fabric)
YungsBetterMineshafts-1.21.4-Fabric-5.4.0.jar
14 Apr 2025
[1.21.1] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v5.1.1 (Fabric)
YungsBetterMineshafts-1.21.1-Fabric-5.1.1.jar
14 Oct 2024
[1.21.1] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v5.1.0 (Fabric)
YungsBetterMineshafts-1.21.1-Fabric-5.1.0.jar
12 Oct 2024
[1.20.4] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.4.2 (Fabric)
YungsBetterMineshafts-1.20.4-Fabric-4.4.2.jar
9 May 2024
[1.20.4] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.4.1 (Fabric)
YungsBetterMineshafts-1.20.4-Fabric-4.4.1.jar
12 Mar 2024
[1.20.4] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.4.0 (Fabric)
YungsBetterMineshafts-1.20.4-Fabric-4.4.0.jar
20 Feb 2024
[1.19.2] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v3.2.1 (Fabric)
YungsBetterMineshafts-1.19.2-Fabric-3.2.1.jar
17 Nov 2023
[1.20] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.0.4 (Fabric)
YungsBetterMineshafts-1.20-Fabric-4.0.4.jar
25 Sept 2023
[1.20] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.0.3 (Fabric)
YungsBetterMineshafts-1.20-Fabric-4.0.3.jar
24 Sept 2023
[1.20] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.0.2 (Fabric)
YungsBetterMineshafts-1.20-Fabric-4.0.2.jar
20 Sept 2023
[1.20] YUNG's Better Mineshafts v4.0.1 (Fabric)
YungsBetterMineshafts-1.20-Fabric-4.0.1.jar
6 Sept 2023
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.