Legacy Ore Drops (Old Ore Drops)
by JarekThyNerd
Legacy Ore Drops makes gold, iron, copper and deepslate ores drop the ore block itself when mined without Silk Touch, as older versions of the game did.
What it does
Without the mod, mining a gold, iron or copper ore block gives back only the raw material, and the deepslate variants behave the same way. Legacy Ore Drops changes these blocks so that breaking them without Silk Touch returns the ore block, matching the drops from earlier releases.
The change is made on the server, so players on a server running it receive ore blocks and do not need the mod. Clients may still install it for a matching setup. Files exist for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, covering game versions 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4 and 1.21.8. The mod is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is not open source. It was first published on 2024-02-28 and last updated on 2026-06-21.
Key features
Gold ore drops
Gold ore breaks into a gold ore block without Silk Touch, as in older versions.
Iron and copper ore drops
Iron and copper ore blocks also return themselves when mined without Silk Touch.
Deepslate variants
Deepslate gold, iron and copper ores drop their own ore blocks without Silk Touch.
Classic behaviour restored
The mod restores the ore drop behaviour of earlier releases for players who dislike raw material drops.
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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.
Use cases
Servers that want classic mining
Server owners who prefer the older drop rules can install the mod on the server, and players join without installing anything.
Single-player worlds
In a single-player world the mod can be installed on the game instance to keep ore blocks as drops.
Who it’s for: Players who prefer ore blocks over raw materials from gold, iron and copper, and server owners who want that rule applied to everyone on the server.
Questions
Does Legacy Ore Drops have to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Legacy Ore Drops support?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Legacy Ore Drops (Old Ore Drops) is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Brings back the classic ore drops! Do you dislike those pesky raw materials? Well if you do, this is the mod for you! This mod Makes Gold, Iron, And Copper Drop ores even without silk touch, just like old school Minecraft!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/oldoredrops
- Owner
- JarekThyNerd
- Published
- 2024-02-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15