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Better Gold Recycling

by notblue

With Better Gold Recycling installed on a server, gold ingots, nuggets and gold-based items such as clocks, powered rails and furnaces can be broken down into smaller gold parts.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCreative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.01.20 – 26.3

What it does

Larger gold items smelt back into ingots, and smaller ones into nuggets. A blast furnace can be used for the same recycling, and the output depends on the item: some recipes return one ingot for four ingots spent, while others return a nugget. Clocks can be made with fewer ingots once the data pack is active, and the data pack adds recycling recipes for more gold-based items than the base game offers.

Only the server needs the mod, so players join without installing anything. It is available for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack for servers that prefer that form. Files cover 1.20 – 26.3 across 24 release versions, and snapshot builds are published. The latest files are 3.3+mod for 26.3, dated 2026-09-20.

The license is Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, so the project is not open source. Redistributing a modified pack is allowed under the same license, and the terms forbid using the mod to make money. Bugs and suggestions can be reported on the Planet Minecraft page or the GitHub issue tracker.

Key features

  1. Gold item smelting

    Larger gold items smelt into ingots and smaller ones into nuggets, so the material can be reused.

  2. Blast furnace recycling

    Gold items can also be recycled in a blast furnace, with the same ingot and nugget outputs.

  3. Cheaper clocks

    Clocks use fewer gold ingots when the data pack is active, lowering the cost of building them.

  4. More gold-based recipes

    The data pack adds recycling for clocks, powered rails, furnaces and other gold-based items.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.33.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod
26.23.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod
26.1.23.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod
26.1.13.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod
26.13.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.113.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod
1.21.103.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod
1.21.93.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod3.3+mod
1.21.82.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod
1.21.72.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod
1.21.62.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod
1.21.52.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod
1.21.42.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod
1.21.32.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod
1.21.22.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod
1.21.12.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod
1.212.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod2.4.2+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

How it compares

Full comparison

More Recycling is a server-side option that is also released under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 and covers 1.14 – 1.21.11 on the same four loaders. Smelting Plus runs on 1.19 – 1.21.11 and is distributed under All rights reserved. Furnace Recycle covers 1.16.5 – 26.3 and is server-side only, under All rights reserved. Better Gold Recycling is the only one of these that adds a data pack and recycles gold-based clocks and rails.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Better Gold RecyclingFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-20
[Crafting] More RecyclingFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.14 – 1.21.11Server required, client optional2026-01-30
Smelting PlusFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.19 – 1.21.11Server required, client optional2026-04-01
Furnace RecycleFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.16.5 – 26.3Server-side only2026-10-02

Questions

Does Better Gold Recycling need to be installed on the client?

No. Only the server has to run the mod, and either side can be left without it, so players can join without installing anything.

Which loader should a server use?

The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and a data pack is also available. The server can use any of these loaders, and the data pack needs no loader at all.

Can the modified pack be shared?

Yes, under the same Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, provided the terms are followed and no money is made from it.

In the catalog

Better Gold Recycling is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Recycle more gold items! With this data pack, you can recycle more gold-based items, such as clocks and powered rails, in a furnace or blast furnace for nuggets or even ingots! If something requires four or more ingots per item to make, get one ingot from smelting it. Otherwise, get a gold nugget. Exception: Clocks…
notblue, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
notblue
Published
2024-05-14
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-20
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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