Ore Deposits
by EMD123
With Ore Deposits installed, small stone mounds on the surface hold ore, and each deposit generates ore in the chunk below it.
What it does
Ore Deposits adds surface ore deposits, small stone mounds that sit above the ground and generate ore underneath them. The deposits are placed like the ore nodes in the game Satisfactory, and the project fits alongside factory mods while still working with vanilla. Ores spawn as falling blocks that break when mined, which keeps them separate from the usual overworld ore progression.
Which ore spawns in a chunk is determined when that chunk is first loaded. The mod scans the chunk and uses the first ore it finds above y=8, so the result is set once and does not change later. Mods that generate ores above y=8 through the mod loader's ore tag work with the deposits as well.
The mod is server required and client optional: the server must run it, while players may add it to see the deposits. It is available for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack for server platforms. Builds cover 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 across 11 release versions. It is released under the Apache License 2.0 and is not open source. The latest file for each loader is 1.1+mod for 1.21.1, published 2024-08-25.
Key features
Surface ore deposits
Stone mounds on the surface generate ore below them, so ore can be found without digging a shaft.
Falling ore blocks
Ores spawn as falling blocks that break when mined, which changes how the overworld ore supply is reached.
Chunk-based ore choice
The ore for each deposit is picked from the first ore found above y=8 in its chunk when the chunk loads.
Satisfactory-style nodes
The layout of deposits follows the ore nodes of the game Satisfactory, with scattered mounds across the surface.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners running modpacks with factory content and players who want surface ore sources. The mod is free to use in a modpack.
How it compares
The Ore Is A Lie! is a client and server mod under the Apache License 2.0 and is open source, with files for 1.19.2 – 1.21.11. Ore Plus (Legacy) is server required with client optional, published under All rights reserved and not open source, for 1.16.2 – 1.21.11. Ore Deposits is server required and client optional, and is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 without being open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ore Deposits | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-08-25 |
| The Ore Is A Lie! | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-12-18 |
| Ore Plus (Legacy) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.2 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-15 |
Questions
Does Ore Deposits need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Ore Deposits support?
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In the catalog
Ore Deposits is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This small project adds ore deposits, little stone mounds that infinitely generate ore on top. Ore deposits are similar to ore nodes from the game Satisfactory. They are designed to be used with factory mods but can work in vanilla. They can generate ores from mods, as long as the ore generates at or above y=8 (and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ore_deposits
- Owner
- EMD123
- Published
- 2023-07-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15