We Like Those Ores
by joaofeijao
We Like Those Ores adds the Lushite ore, niobium ore changes and new armor, decorative blocks and items to the 1.20.1 Forge game.
What it does
The mod is built to add ores that fit the vanilla style rather than reshape it. Lushite is a rare ore found only in lush cave biomes, and it can be crushed into a powder. Niobium ore is rarer and sits in the same layers as diamond ore, and it offers better enchantability than diamond with lower durability than netherite. The author describes the balance goal as adding content without making the game unbalanced.
Lushiobium is an alloy made by mixing niobium ingots with Lushite powder at a workbench. It is used at a smithing table with a piece of niobium armor to upgrade it, a process that resembles the netherite upgrade but takes its material from a lush cave. Version 0.6 also adds decorative grid blocks and fixes several bugs.
The mod runs on the client and the server, so both need the Forge build for 1.20.1. It is published under the MIT License and is not open source. Its author suggests pairing it with world generation mods such as Terralith, Biomes O' Plenty, Quark and SimpleOres, and notes that more ores are planned.
Key features
Lushite ore
A rare ore that generates only in lush cave biomes and yields a powder used in crafting.
Niobium ore
A rare ore placed in the same layers as diamond, with better enchantability and lower durability than netherite.
Lushiobium upgrade
A smithing upgrade that turns niobium armor into lushiobium armor, similar to the netherite upgrade.
Decorative grid blocks
New decorative blocks with a grid pattern, added in the 0.6 update.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who want a few extra ores that keep the feel of vanilla Minecraft, and server owners who want additions that do not change the balance of the game.
How it compares
Minerals & Such is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with the same client and server environment, but it is not open source and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0. More Ores! is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, so it reaches more game versions. Ores And You and Orify are Forge mods for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, and they are not open source. Too Many Ores is also a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We Like Those Ores | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-01 |
| Minerals & Such | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-16 |
| More Ores! | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-03-19 |
| Ores And You | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-27 |
| Orify | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-28 |
| Too Many Ores | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-03 |
Questions
Does We Like Those Ores need a Forge loader?
Do servers need the mod installed too?
Which game version does the mod support?
Is Lushiobium armor made with a single recipe?
In the catalog
We Like Those Ores is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Why does this mod exist? Aren't there already thousands of ore mods out there? Yes, they exist. But most end up adding elements that unbalance the game and ruin the vanilla Minecraft experience, or have a completely different look than vanilla. We Like Those Ores is another "expansion", as it aims to enrich the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/we-like-those-ores
- Owner
- joaofeijao
- Published
- 2025-01-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15