Dio's Gravel Ore
by AlasDiablo
Dio's Gravel Ore is a NeoForge world generation mod that places extra gravel-covered ores across the Overworld and the Nether.
What it does
Ore veins of copper, coal, diamond, emerald, gold, iron, lapis lazuli and redstone are added in small quantities, with each vein carrying gravel around the ore. Several ores appear only in specific biomes and height bands, such as lapis lazuli in taiga and dark forest, gold in badlands and redstone in swamps. In the Nether, gravel-covered coal turns up in basalt deltas, copper in crimson forest, diamond in warped forest, and redstone in nether wastes. Drops from the new ores are one to four nuggets, and a non-vanilla nugget is added through Dio's Extended Resources.
Dio's Lib and Dio's Extended Resources are both required, so the mod cannot run without them. Dio's Gravel Ore runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Builds are published for NeoForge only, for Minecraft 1.21.8, with 1.0.0 as the latest file. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Gravel-covered ore veins
Ore veins are generated with gravel around them, so they stand out against the surrounding terrain while exploring.
Biome-specific ore placement
Each ore appears only in chosen Overworld biomes and height ranges, including iron in birch forest and mountain biomes.
Nether ore distribution
Coal, copper, diamond, iron, lapis lazuli and redstone gravel ores are spread across several Nether biomes.
Variable nugget drops
Mining the new ores yields between one and four nuggets, including a nugget type added by Dio's Extended Resources.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
How it compares
Large Ore Veins is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is required on the server with the client optional. Ore Tuner is a client-side only NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License and open source is not claimed. Diagenesis is a server-side only mod for Fabric and NeoForge, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and it targets 1.21.11. Dio's Gravel Ore is the NeoForge option for 1.21.8 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dio's Gravel Ore | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-11-23 |
| Large Ore Veins | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-31 |
| Ore Tuner | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-06-19 |
| Diagenesis | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-03-09 |
Questions
Does Dio's Gravel Ore need other mods?
Does the server need Dio's Gravel Ore?
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In the catalog
Dio's Gravel Ore is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,175 World generation mods for NeoForge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Dio's Gravel Ore is an ore generation mod focused on adding ore to enhance exploration. Dio's Gravel Ore adds a variant of all vanilla ores that drops between one and four nuggets (Non-vanilla nugget added by Dio's Extended Resources).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dios-gravel-ore
- Owner
- AlasDiablo
- Published
- 2025-11-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15