Dust & Ores
Adds a new ore crushing system using hammers — ores now drop dusts instead of raw items, and even Ancient Debris and Diamond Ore can drop their raw forms for advanced processing and balance.
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About this Mod
🪓 Dust & Ores
introduces a brand-new way to process your ores — using Crushing Hammers!...
Turn raw materials into dust with just your hands and some brute force!
⚙️ How It Works
🖐️ Right Hand: Hold one of the Crushing Hammers (Copper, Iron, Gold, Diamond, or Netherite).
🤚 Left Hand: Hold a raw ore item (like Raw Iron, Raw Copper, Raw Gold, etc.).
🪄 Right-click to crush and obtain the corresponding dust.
✨ New in v1.0.1
- 🧩Expansion Ready: Raw Diamond & Netherite content moved to Dust & Ore: Raw Ore Expansion
- 💥Ore Shatter Enchantment: Crush multiple adjacent ores simultaneously!
- 📊Smart Tooltips: See exact fortune outputs and crushing requirements
- 🛡️Block Placement Safety: Prevents accidental placements while crushing
- 📦Data-Driven System: Fully customizable via datapacks
🔨 Hammer Tiers & Compatibility
- Copper Crushing Hammer: Basic ores (Copper, Zinc)
- Iron Crushing Hammer: Copper, Iron, Zinc
- Golden Crushing Hammer: Copper, Iron, Gold, Zinc
- Diamond Crushing Hammer: Copper, Iron, Gold, Zinc, Obsidian (for Create mod)
- Netherite Crushing Hammer: All previous raw materials
💎 Supported Recipes
- Raw Copper → Copper Dust
- Raw Iron → Iron Dust
- Raw Gold → Gold Dust
- Raw Zinc → Zinc Dust (Create Mod compatible)
- Obsidian → Powdered Obsidian (Create Mod compatible)
⚡ Enchantments
- Efficiency: Faster crushing
- Fortune: More dust per crush
- Unbreaking: Reduced durability loss (now fixed!)
- Mending: XP-based repairs
- Ore Shatter: Crush multiple ores at once!
Looking for Diamond & Netherite content? Check out our companion mod Dust & Ore: Raw Ore Expansion!
Available Versions
How to Install Dust & Ores on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Dust & Ores". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+1 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Dust & Ores server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Dust & Ores compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?
Dust & Ores officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Dust & Ores – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Dust & Ores consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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