Remin: Realistic Minerals
by _Ice_Lord_
Remin: Realistic Minerals adds ores, metals, tools and armour sets, and changes how the vanilla progression starts and ends.
What it does
Ten pickaxe tiers replace the standard progression. The first tier is wood and the second is stone, followed by bronze, iron, nickel, steel, titanium, quartz, tungsten, topaz, chromium, ruby, sapphire and diamond. Each tier must be reached before the next can be obtained, and a block can only be harvested with a pickaxe of equal or higher hardness, as stated in its tooltip. Vanilla diamond is repurposed as quartz, so the diamond slot falls later in the progression, after steel.
Some minerals appear only in specific biomes, a few are found in certain dimensions, and others spread across the whole world. Flint can only be obtained with steel, and stone tools and furnaces are crafted from diorite, andesite, granite and a new feldspar material. Many smelting and blasting recipes handle the metals and gems, including a Blast Furnace route.
The mod requires Forge or NeoForge and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Files exist for 1.20.1 and for each release 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, with 4.6.16 as the latest Forge file for 1.20.1 and 4.9.0 as the latest NeoForge file for 1.21.1. Biomes O' Remin requires it.
Key features
Ten pickaxe tiers
Pickaxe tiers run from wood to diamond, and each tier gates the materials needed for the next.
Hardness-based harvesting
Blocks can only be broken with a pickaxe whose tier matches or exceeds the hardness shown in their tooltip.
Biome and dimension ores
Some minerals spawn only in particular biomes or dimensions, while others are spread across the world.
Feldspar-based early tools
Early tools and furnaces can be crafted from diorite, andesite, granite and feldspar.
Additional tools and armour
New tool and armour sets extend the progression beyond the standard vanilla equipment.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Required by 1 mod
How it compares
Minerals & Such is a Forge-only mod for 1.20.1 under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license, and it is not open source. Ores and Metals is open source under the MIT License, covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and is published for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Mine Mineral is client-side only and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.4, so it needs no server install.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remin: Realistic Minerals | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-04-19 |
| Minerals & Such | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-16 |
| Ores and Metals | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-02 |
| Mine Mineral | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2026-07-16 |
Questions
Does Remin need to be installed on the server?
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In the catalog
Remin: Realistic Minerals is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Overhauls pickaxe tier mechanics with 10 tiers from wood to diamond, adds a myriad of ores and generated blocks for obtaining various metals and minerals which can be used by other mods, along with several new tool and armour sets. New game progression engaging from spawn to finish. This mod also allows you to craft…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/remin
- Owner
- _Ice_Lord_
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15