Cosmizy's New Ores
by cosmizy
Cosmizy's New Ores adds four Vanilla-style ores to Forge 1.20.1, modeled on tin, silver, bronze and steel, with their own textures and matching tools, weapons and armor.
What it does
Two of the four ores generate naturally in the world, placed between stone and iron in hardness. Silver is described by its author as having magical properties similar to iron, and bronze sits between iron and steel. The other two ores are not generated and are made as alloys by crafting, so they are not found by digging.
Steel is described as slightly weaker than diamond but still strong, and its recipe is complex, requiring many materials. Each ore has its own textures, and the mod includes items, tools, weapons and armor made from them. The author suggests pairing it with a copper-focused tools package, since the two are meant to be played together.
The mod is for Forge 1.20.1 only. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. It is published under All rights reserved and the code is not open source.
Key features
Four new ores
Tin, silver, bronze and steel are added as ores that follow the look and feel of vanilla ores.
Naturally generating ores
Two of the new ores appear in the world between stone and iron, so they can be collected without crafting.
Alloy recipes
Bronze and steel are produced from crafting rather than found in the world, with steel requiring many materials.
Tools, weapons and armor
Each ore has its own textures and matching items, including tools, weapons and armor.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Progression between iron and diamond
Players who want a tier between iron and diamond can collect the generated ores and craft bronze or steel gear.
Who it’s for: Players on Forge 1.20.1 who want metal tiers beyond vanilla, and server owners who run that version and want the ores on their world.
How it compares
Vanilla Ores Plus is a Forge 1.20.1 mod under All rights reserved, with a client and server environment and no open source release. Many Additional Ores is an MIT-licensed Forge 1.20.1 mod that also needs both client and server. Minerals & Such is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license and is also for Forge 1.20.1 on client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmizy's New Ores | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-23 |
| Vanilla Ores Plus | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-26 |
| Many Additional Ores | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-15 |
| Minerals & Such | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-16 |
Questions
Does Cosmizy's New Ores need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and game version does it support?
Is there a tools package that pairs well with it?
In the catalog
Cosmizy's New Ores is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Each ore has it's own textures and items, including tools, weapons, and armor. Steel, being slightly worse than Diamond but still very good, is complex to craft and requires many materials.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cosmizys-new-ores
- Owner
- cosmizy
- Published
- 2025-06-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15