Dust & Ores
by BoboTweaks
Dust & Ores lets players crush ores with hammers so they drop dust in place of raw ore, and it is built for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
What it does
Crushing hammers change how ores are processed. Copper, iron and golden hammers each break a set of ores into dust when a player right-clicks with them, and the raw ore item is held in the left hand to see what it will yield. Raw ores such as raw iron, raw copper and raw gold are covered, along with basic ores like copper and zinc. Even ancient debris and diamond ore drop their raw or dust forms under this system, which changes the balance of advanced processing.
The mod is built around datapacks, so the crushing rules, outputs and hammer tiers can be changed without editing code. Dust & Ores is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge with files for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11, and the latest build is 1.0.2 for 1.21.11.
Key features
Ore crushing with hammers
Right-clicking an ore with a crushing hammer yields its dust instead of the raw form.
Three hammer tiers
Copper, iron and golden hammers handle progressively wider sets of ores, from basic ores to gold.
Adjacent ore crushing
A hammer can crush several neighboring ores at once, which speeds up mining in large veins.
Ore Shatter Enchantment
An enchantment on the hammer changes the output when ores are shattered.
Smart tooltips
Item tooltips show the exact fortune outputs and crushing requirements for each ore.
Block placement safety
Placement is prevented for blocks that would be crushed by accident, keeping builds intact.
Data-driven rules
Crushing recipes and outputs are defined in datapacks and can be customized per world.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want ore crushing with hammers and pack makers who customize the outputs through datapacks.
How it compares
Ore Hammer is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.20 – 1.21.4, client and server, under All rights reserved. Create: Better Material is NeoForge only for 1.21.1, also client and server under All rights reserved. Eye Crushing Additions is open source under the MIT License for 1.21 – 1.21.1, and it is server required with client optional, which differs from Dust & Ores needing both sides.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dust & Ores | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-12-22 |
| Ore Hammer | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-12-29 |
| Create: Better Material | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-05 |
| Eye Crushing Additions | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-24 |
Questions
Does Dust & Ores need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Dust & Ores support?
Can Dust & Ores crushing rules be changed?
In the catalog
Dust & Ores is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
🤚 Left Hand: Hold a raw ore item (like Raw Iron, Raw Copper, Raw Gold, etc.). 🪄 Right-click to crush and obtain the corresponding dust.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dust-and-ores
- Owner
- BoboTweaks
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15