Multipart Machines Mining | Auto Mining Mod

Multiblock Miners and Processing Machines

Multipart Machines Mining is a tech mod from developer Grabolit that hands you multiblock ore miners, world editing machines, and processing blocks. Instead of swinging a pickaxe for hours, you build tiered miners that pull specific ores straight from the ground, then crush and smelt the haul for triple output. It pairs cleanly with major tech mods, so it slots into an existing factory without replacing it.

Crafting Your First Miner

Every build starts with the Miner Crafter. This is the workbench you use to assemble each ore specific miner, and it gates the whole progression. Get one down early, because every miner in the mod is crafted here.

Ore Miners and the Ancient Shard Ladder

The miners run on a shard based progression system. Each miner pulls its named ore and also drops shards, which you craft into the next miner tier.

The bottom rung covers common ores like iron, bronze, and coal. These early miners produce Tiny Ancient Shards while they work.

Those shards craft the next tier, which mines Glowstone, Lapis Lazuli, and Redstone.

That tier drops Small Ancient Shards, used to build the mid game Amethyst, Gold, and Quartz miners.

Medium Ancient Shards from those open up the high tier Diamond and Emerald miners, which in turn produce Big Ancient Shards.

Big Ancient Shards build the final machine, the Debris Miner, which pulls Ancient Debris so you never have to strip mine the Nether for netherite again.

World Editing Mining Machines

Beyond ore miners, the mod adds four blocks that reshape the world around them. Each one tackles a different mining job.

The Mining Machine (Tunnel) digs straight tunnels for strip mining. It destroys the blocks it carves through, so point it where you do not mind losing terrain.

The Mining Machine (Horizontal) excavates flat squares and banks every block into its inventory. Use it when you need space cleared, not just ore pulled.

The Mining Machine (Vertical) digs downward through square layers and clears fluids on the way, saving you from draining caves by hand.

The Mining Machine (Digital) is the picky one. It mines only ore blocks and ignores stone, dirt, and gravel, so you get clean veins with no cleanup.

Ore Processing with the Crusher and Smelter

Raw ore is only half the pipeline. The Crusher and Ore Smelter handle the back end.

The Crusher triples output on most resources, including iron and gold, so each ore goes three times further than vanilla smelting.

The Ore Smelter raises ingot yield when you smelt raw ore, stacking on top of the Crusher for a fatter bottom line.

Controllers, Chests, and Speed Upgrades

Every multiblock machine has a System Controller block on the back. That controller handles automated fuel input, so you can keep a hopper or pipe feeding coal in without babysitting it.

The Crusher and Ore Smelter also take an Input Controller, which auto feeds resources into the machine.

To collect output, drop a chest directly below the controller. Miners dump their haul into a chest under the mined block model, the Crusher exports from a chest below the raw iron or bronze model, and the Smelter exports from a chest below the ingots model.

Four upgrade tiers push throughput higher. World, Nether, Ender, and Creative upgrades slot into a controller to speed up the attached machine.

Playing Nice With Other Tech Mods

The mod lists explicit compatibility with three big tech mods: Immersive Engineering, Mekanism, and Thermal Expansion. That means you can wire it into a larger power and item network instead of running it as a standalone island.

Installing the Mod

Setup is the standard jar drop. Grab the matching JAR for your loader, then drop it into your mods folder alongside your other tech mods. If you are new to modded Minecraft, our general mod install guide walks through the loader and mods folder steps in detail, and our Forge overview covers the Forge side of that setup.

For more ore focused mods to pair it with, see the One Key Miner chain vein mining mod or the Minerally ore crystals and geodes mod.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I power the machines?

Each multiblock has a System Controller block on the back. Feed fuel into that controller, either by hand or with a hopper, and it distributes power to the machine automatically.

Does the tunnel machine destroy blocks?

Yes. The Mining Machine (Tunnel) breaks everything in its path. If you want blocks preserved, use the Horizontal machine instead, which banks mined blocks into its inventory.

What does the Crusher actually do?

It crushes raw ore and triples the output for most resources, including iron and gold. Chain it with the Ore Smelter for higher ingot yields on the same haul.

Which tech mods does it integrate with?

The mod lists compatibility with Immersive Engineering, Mekanism, and Thermal Expansion, so it pipes into existing power and item networks from those mods.

Is the mod still being maintained?

The last release shipped in September 2024. Check the project page for the current status before building a long term world around it.