Faster Mining
⚪ Last updated 2012⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #5 of 40 Miscellaneous mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Mining is much shorter now! You will strike veins only 3 times instead of 9 but get all ores/gems out of it!
Faster Mining reduces the number of hits needed to extract ores and gems from 9 to 3, making mining significantly quicker. It's a simple quality-of-life mod for players who find mining tedious. With nearly 20,000 endorsements, it's a popular choice.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community approval (19,687 endorsements) – clearly a mod people love
- Saves a ton of time – mining is 3x faster, which adds up over a long playthrough
- No downside – you get the same loot, just quicker
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2012 – might have compatibility issues with newer game versions
- No documentation or install instructions provided by the author
- Only affects mining speed – if you wanted more depth to mining, this isn't it
For Skyrim players who find mining tedious and want to speed up resource gathering without changing game balance. If you're a completionist who mines every vein you see, this is a must-have. Skip if you want a more immersive or complex mining experience.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a simple plugin, just drop the .esp into your Data folder and activate it in the launcher.
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2, install it through that for easy management.
- Check for compatibility patches if you use other mining mods – this one changes the same mechanics.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- Ebald
- Version
- 0.1
- Downloads
- 467,261
- Endorsements
- 19,687
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Created
- 2/13/2012
- Updated
- 2/13/2012
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