This mod adds the possibility to smelt raw block ores, giving you the respective ore block.
Raw Iron/Copper gives you 3.15 xp points and Raw Gold gives you 9 xp points on regular/blast furnace.
Time to Smelt:
Regular Furnace: 1350 ticks (67.5 sec) [that's 3/4 of the time to smelt 9 items]
Blast Furnace: 900 ticks (45 sec) [that's half of the time to blast 9 items]
On CurseForge: https://curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/raworesmelting
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as RawOreSmelting.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 19 KB
- Download link checked 7 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.