iron-rework
by Yua5
Iron Rework changes how iron ore drops, adding raw iron nuggets in place of the raw iron item and reworking the smelting and crafting steps that follow.
What it does
Iron ore and deepslate iron ore each yield a cobblestone or cobbled deepslate alongside 8-12 Raw Iron Nuggets. Silk Touch still returns the original ore block, as in vanilla. Raw Iron Nuggets replace the old raw iron item, so the ore yields small bits rather than whole raw iron.
Smelting follows a new path. A regular furnace turns up to 3 Raw Iron Nuggets into regular Iron Nuggets in the usual smelting time, and a blast furnace turns up to 9 at once. Raw Iron Blocks skip the intermediate step and yield full Iron Blocks, while the crafting recipe that once built them from raw iron has been dropped. The mod runs on both client and server, so the server and every player need it.
Iron Rework is published for Fabric only, with a single file for 26.2, released 2026-08-11. The code is closed to public reuse and the mod is distributed under All rights reserved.
Key features
Nugget drops from iron ore
Iron ore and deepslate iron ore each drop 8-12 Raw Iron Nuggets along with a cobblestone or cobbled deepslate.
Silk Touch keeps the ore
Mining with Silk Touch returns the original iron ore or deepslate iron ore block, as it does in vanilla.
Blast furnace smelting
A blast furnace smelts up to 9 Raw Iron Nuggets at once into regular Iron Nuggets, while a regular furnace handles up to 3.
Direct raw iron block smelting
Raw Iron Blocks smelt straight into full Iron Blocks, and the crafting recipe that made them from raw iron is removed.
Creative item removal
Raw iron obtained through creative mode or a give command is removed from the player's inventory automatically.
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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.
How it compares
Smelt Raw Ore Blocks [PurpurPack] is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.1 – 26.2, with the server required and the client optional. Smelt Raw Block is not open source, is also under the MIT License, covers 26.1 – 26.3 on the same four loaders, and has the same server-required, client-optional setup. Raw Ore Pellets is Fabric only, released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license, and is not open source, covering 1.21.11 – 26.2 with the client and server both needed.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iron-rework | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-11 |
| Smelt Raw Ore Blocks [PurpurPack] | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-24 |
| Smelt Raw Block | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.1 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-15 |
| Raw Ore Pellets | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-01 |
Questions
Does Iron Rework need Fabric API?
Does Iron Rework have to be installed on both sides?
Which Minecraft versions does Iron Rework support?
In the catalog
iron-rework is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Since iron ore is a mix of rock and small bits of iron, mining ore now yields both stone and Raw Iron Nuggets. Mining Iron Ore drops 1 Cobblestone and 8-12 Raw Iron Nuggets. Mining Deepslate Iron Ore drops 1 Cobbled Deepslate and 8-12 Raw Iron Nuggets.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ironrework
- Owner
- Yua5
- Published
- 2026-08-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15