DatapacksJava
Better Ore Smelting
I don't know my version or loader
Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.
Better Ore Smelting
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Introduction
Do you know those Raw Ore Blocks? You might have found them to be rather useless. However, with the Better Ore Smelting Datapack, that's about to change!
What is Better Ore Smelting?
Better Ore Smelting is a datapack designed to enhance your Minecraft experience by allowing you to smelt Raw Ore Blocks into their full Block variants. Say goodbye to the perceived uselessness of Raw Ore Blocks, as now you can unlock their full potential through smelting.
Features
- Unlock Hidden Potential: Transform Raw Ore Blocks into their complete Block variants through smelting.
- Enhanced Gameplay: Enjoy a more immersive Minecraft experience with improved resource utilization.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.13, 1.13.1, 1.13.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Downloads as BetterOreSmelting v1.1 by sashiro.zip
- Download size: 8 KB
- Download link checked 28 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.