
HiddenOres
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HiddenOres is a lightweight datapack that adds a chance for ores to drop when mining stone, deepslate or netherrack.
When mining blocks like Stone in the Overworld or Netherrack in the Nether, there is a very small chance that ores will drop. This makes mining feel more rewarding while keeping vanilla gameplay mostly unchanged.
Features:
• Mining stone/deepslate in the Overworld has a chance to drop overworld ores.
• Mining netherrack in the Nether has a chance to drop nether ores.
• Very low drop chances so ores remain rare.
• Works with normal tools and enchantments.
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Why use this datapack?
HiddenOres adds a small layer of randomness and reward to mining without changing world generation. Even when mining for just Stone, Deepslate or Netherrack, there is always a chance to find something valuable.
Compatibility:
This datapack only modifies block loot tables. It should work with most datapacks unless they also modify the same loot tables.
Problems?
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Installation (Datapack):
Download the datapack.
Place it in the world's datapacks folder.
Run /reload or restart the world.
- 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.
- Downloads as HiddenOres.zip
- Download size: 6 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.
