How do I install The Ore-traders?

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. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does The Ore-traders work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.4, 1.21.1, 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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The Ore-traders

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by MedarForTheGame · on CurseForge

With this mod, you can trade with 9 new villagers, each corresponding to a specific ore. These villagers allow fair and balanced trades between different…

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader NeoForge2 builds
Mod loader Forge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.4Newest
Minecraft 1.21.1

Minecraft 1.20.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.4 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.20.1 · Forge

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.

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Ore Trading Villagers

📖 Description

With this mod, you can trade with 9 brand-new villagers, each one specializing in a different Minecraft ore.
No more wasted stacks of ores sitting in your chest — now you can exchange them fairly between villagers for balanced trading.

For example:

Mined too much Redstone? Trade it for Lapis.
Have extra Coal but need Iron? There's a villager for that too.

This system ensures that every ore has value and can be exchanged at fair rates without feeling overpowered.

✨ Features

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 9 new villager professions – one for each major ore.
⚖️ Balanced trades – designed so that no ore is unfairly cheap or exploitable.
🔄 Ore-to-ore economy – keep mining without worrying about having “too much” of a single ore.
🌍 Immersive trading system – all villagers fit seamlessly into the vanilla style.

🛠️ Supported Ores

Coal
Iron
Copper
Gold
Redstone
Lapis Lazuli
Emerald
Diamond
Netherite

💡 How It Works

Find or spawn a Villager.
Place a block of the ore nearby.
Enjoy a trading adventure.

✅ Compatibility

Works with singleplayer and multiplayer.

Extra Info

For Netherite scrap trading you will need a quarz block.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.4, 1.21.1, 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 CurseForge — 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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as Oretrader-1.0.0-forge-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 69 KB
Download link checked 23 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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