Ore Extraction
Ore Extraction changes how stone, deepslate, Nether and End ores drop when mined, so a block's ore can be taken from a broken stone instead of cobblestone.
What it does
Ore Extraction replaces the drop of ore blocks with the ore item itself. Stone ores yield in place of cobblestone, deepslate ores in place of cobbled deepslate, Nether ores in place of netherrack, and blackstone ores such as Gilded Blackstone in place of blackstone. End ores replace the endstone drop, which is a fifth tag next to the four categories the mod uses for base blocks.
The mod works by creating tags for base blocks and sorting them into four categories, then adding an End tag. An ore block dropped by a normal pickaxe is possible unlike diamond ore, where the mod keeps the ore's normal drop. Silk Touch still returns the ore block itself, as it does in vanilla. Extracted ore goes to the player's inventory when there is enough room, otherwise it drops as an item.
Fabric API is required. The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and it runs only in a server environment. Files are published for Fabric only, across 12 release versions 1.20 – 1.21.4, with 4.0.1+1.21.2 for 1.21.4 as the latest, and snapshot builds are also published. The mod is not open source and is released under All rights reserved. Forge support is planned.
Key features
Ore drops
Mined stone, deepslate, Nether, blackstone and End ores yield the ore item instead of the vanilla base block.
Block tag sorting
Base blocks are sorted into four tag categories, with an added End tag for endstone ores.
Silk Touch behaviour
Silk Touch still drops the ore block itself, matching the vanilla result for mined ores.
Inventory first
Extracted ore goes into the player's inventory when space allows, and drops on the ground when it does not.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Survival players and server owners who want ores to drop their ore item when mined with a normal pickaxe, rather than the vanilla base block.
How it compares
Hammer Mace is an open source Fabric mod under the MIT License for 1.20.6 – 1.21.4, and either side can run it, with neither needing it. Classic Ore is a server-side Fabric mod for 1.21.10 under All rights reserved and not open source. Stone Drops Itself is an open source MIT License server-side Fabric mod for 1.20 – 1.20.2. Stone Drop is server-side Fabric for 1.21 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License but not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ore Extraction | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2024-12-03 |
| Hammer Mace | Fabric | 1.20.6 – 1.21.4 | Client or server, optional | 2024-12-13 |
| Classic Ore | Fabric | 1.21.10 | Server-side only | 2025-10-21 |
| Stone Drops Itself | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.2 | Server-side only | 2023-11-29 |
| Stone Drop | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-07-28 |
Questions
Does Ore Extraction need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod installed?
Will Forge get a version?
In the catalog
Ore Extraction is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
Extract the ore and have it be replaced by it's base block! This mod is inspired by the OreExtraction plugin made by IceWolf23X. Note: Silk Touch will drop the block as normal.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ore-extraction
- Owner
- shadowhunter22
- Published
- 2024-04-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-12-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15