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Ores Aren't Raw!
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.
Have you ever wanted to experience the way mining was before 1.17?
Did you like that you could place back down iron and gold ores?
Do you just not like raw iron?
Well, this mod datapack is what you're looking for! Whenever you mine iron or gold ore (including deepslate) the ore will drop itself. Awesome!
Copper ore is omitted from this due to the fact that, normally, copper ore drops more than one raw copper.
If you are looking for a complete old minecraft experience in a new mc version, try Nostalgic Tweaks.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.17, 1.17.1, 1.18
- 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 OresAren'tRaw.zip
- Download size: 15 KB
- Download link checked 29 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.