Mining but Stupid
by Mycat
Mining but Stupid is a Forge cursed mod for 1.20.1 that adds ores, gear, food, mobs and a currency system to the overworld and the Nether.
What it does
Several new ores are found in the overworld and the Nether. Some ore drops are paper money worth one, nine or eighty-one dollars, which can be traded to a new banker villager in a vault block for items. The Gadolinium ore is purely decorative: it combines with smooth stone, glass and stone bricks to make blocks that come from the Geometry Dash mobile game. Random references to other games appear throughout, and a laugh track plays at some points.
Rare suspicious nether bricks in a new temple structure drop amogusite scraps, which become ingots and then a dagger with medium damage and low cooldown. The temple structure resembles the crewmate from the Among Us game, and its spawners add crewmates that drop bodies usable in potions for invisibility and strength. The Flameburger ore is found in the Nether and drops flameburgers that restore a high amount of hunger with low saturation, set the eater on fire, and become safe to eat once smelted. The mod is licensed as All rights reserved and is not open source. It is published for Forge only.
Key features
Money ores and banker trading
Ores drop one, nine and eighty-one dollar bills, and a vault block trades items with a banker villager at higher levels.
Decorative Gadolinium ore
Gadolinium combines with stone and glass to craft blocks themed on the Geometry Dash game.
Amogusite dagger and potions
Amogusite from a nether temple becomes ingots and a dagger, while crewmate bodies brew invisibility and strength potions.
Flameburger food
Flameburgers drop from Nether ore, restore hunger quickly, and become a reliable food source once smelted.
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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
More Ores! is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, is published for Forge for 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, and runs on client and server. Too Many Ores is published for Forge for 1.20.1 only under All rights reserved, and also needs both sides. It's All About Money Reload covers money mechanics for Forge and NeoForge, 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, under a custom license and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining but Stupid | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-17 |
| More Ores! | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-03-19 |
| Too Many Ores | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-03 |
| It's All About Money Reload | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-28 |
Questions
Does Mining but Stupid need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Mining but Stupid support?
Where do the money ores come from?
In the catalog
Mining but Stupid is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
So, let's see what this mod has, shall we? Money can be found uncommonly in the overworld. The ore drops a few 1-dollar bills per ore, and you can craft them into 9-dollar bills, 81-dollar bills, and then the pretty penny. Crafting the new vault block, you can trade with the new banker villager for various items, and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mining-but-stupid
- Owner
- Mycat
- Published
- 2025-05-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15