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Dense Ores

by NewJumper

Dense Ores changes how much material overworld and Nether ores yield when mined, with rarer dense clumps in place of ordinary ore.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverGNU Affero General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.18.2 – 26.2

What it does

Dense Ores adds dense variants of traditional Minecraft ores. Mining a dense ore drops more material than the normal counterpart, up to three times the amount for overworld ores, and a dense ore is much rarer and appears in smaller clumps, so it is worth watching for. Fortune and Silk Touch apply to dense ores in the usual way, and dense Nether ores are included as well. The mod is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, with public source code and an issue tracker. It needs Fabric API on Fabric, runs on client and server, and is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 18 release versions, 1.18.2 – 26.2.

Key features

  1. Double-yield traditional ores

    Traditional ores such as coal, iron and gold have dense forms that drop about double the material of the normal block.

  2. Triple-yield overworld dense ores

    Overworld dense ores yield as many as three times the material of standard ores, but they spawn in smaller clumps and far less often.

  3. Fortune and Silk Touch support

    Dense ores respond to Fortune and Silk Touch in the same way as the ores they replace, so enchantments still shape the return.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.21.4.1-fabricNot available1.4.1-neoforge
26.1.21.4.1-fabricNot available1.4.1-neoforge
26.1.1Not availableNot available1.4
26.1Not availableNot available1.4
1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
1.21.11Not availableNot available1.3
1.21.10Not availableNot available1.3
1.21.9Not availableNot available1.3
1.21.8Not availableNot available1.3
1.21.7Not availableNot available1.3
1.21.6Not availableNot available1.3
1.21.1Not availableNot available1.2.2
1.21Not availableNot available1.2.2
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Dense Trees is an MIT-licensed open source mod for Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.18.2 – 26.1.1 and built around trees rather than ores. Skniro's Nether and End Ores is also open source under the MIT License, with Fabric, Forge and NeoForge files for 1.19.4 – 26.3 that add Nether and End ores instead of dense variants.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Dense OresFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.18.2 – 26.2Client and server2026-06-24
Dense TreesForge and NeoForge1.18.2 – 26.1.1Client and server2026-04-14
Skniro's Nether and End OresFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.19.4 – 26.3Client and server2026-10-07

Questions

Does Dense Ores need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is required on Fabric. Forge and NeoForge builds do not list it as a dependency.

In the catalog

Dense Ores is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

World generation mods8,515Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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Lockout Bingo26.1.2 – 26.2Dense Mekanism1.19.2Player Tracker Compass26.1.2

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What the author says

Dense Ores adds dense variations to all overworld ores which can drop up to three times the amount of materials compared to their normal counterparts. However, these dense ores are much more rarer and in smaller clumps, so keep an eye out! Dense ores drop more materials and experience and can be mined using Fortune…
NewJumper, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
NewJumper
Published
2023-06-09
Updated on Modrinth
2026-06-24
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

World generation
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