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Smelting Plus
Smelting Plus is a simple data pack for Minecraft Java that allows for better recycling when you melt your found or crafted items. Instead of only…
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Smelting Plus v1.1.3 – Full Recycling for Copper Age & More!
(1.21.9 – 1.21.10 | Fabric • Forge • Quilt • Data Pack)
Tired of getting just nuggets when smelting tools and armor?
Smelting Plus fixes that: every item returns 1 full ingot (iron, gold, copper, diamond & netherite) instead of nuggets! Perfect for late-game recycling and modpacks.
Full Copper Age 1.21.9+ support!
- Copper Pickaxe, Axe, Hoe, Sword
- Full Copper Armor Set + Horse Armor
- Copper Door, Trapdoor, Grate, Bulb, Lightning Rod
- Spyglass (2 ingots → 1 ingot back)
- All iron/gold/diamond/netherite tools & armor
- Buckets, rails, hoppers, cauldrons, shears, etc.
Features
- 1 ingot return on everything
- Works in regular & blast furnaces
The list of items you can smelt.
- iron pickaxe, iron axe, iron hoe, iron sword, iron helmet, iron chestplate, iron leggings, iron boots, iron horse armor.
- golden pickaxe, golden axe, golden hoe, golden sword, golden helmet, golden chestplate, golden leggings, golden boots, golden horse armor.
- diamond pickaxe, diamond axe, diamond hoe, diamond sword, diamond helmet, diamond chestplate, diamond leggings, diamond boots.
- netherite pickaxe, netherite axe, netherite hoe, netherite sword, netherite helmet, netherite chestplate, netherite leggings, netherite boots.
- bucket, hopper, and shears
The list of items you will get.
- iron ingot
- golden ingot
- copper ingot
- diamond
- netherite ingot
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.11
- 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 smelting-plus-1.1.4.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 257 KB
- Download link checked 26 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.