More Ores Minecraft Plugin
Last modified on Oct 24, 2023 in Plugins
By Nathan Young
Overview
There’s countless resources to collect and use in Minecraft, with the vast majority of them being above ground level or in different dimensions. This may lead some players to want more valuables underground, especially if they love mining ores. By default, there’s only a handful of minerals to gather and smelt or craft with, but this can be increased with plugins. One of these is called More Ores, which is a straightforward addon to try out. Using this on your Spigot or Paper server provides players with endless amounts of new blocks to mine while in caves. Whether you get enough health ores to make medkits or unique kinds to make armor, there’s plenty of possibilities with this plugin. As for setting it up, our panel offers you an user-friendly experience to make the entire process smoother. However, some newcomers to the scene may be unfamiliar with our system. Due to this, we’ve created this Apex Hosting tutorial to show you how to install and use the More Ores plugin on your Minecraft server.
How to Download
- Navigate to the More Ores page on Spigot’s website.
- Once there, click on the
Download Now
button at the top right corner. - Save this file somewhere easily accessible on your computer for later.
Server Installation
Before trying out More Ores on your Minecraft server, you’ll need to install Spigot
, Paper
, Purpur, or another similar type to support plugins. This can be done by selecting any of them in the Game File area of your main panel, then restarting to generate its necessary files. Once you’re finished with this, follow the instructions below to install the plugin on your server.
- Head towards your Apex server panel and click
FTP File Access
near the top left. - Proceed to use your
Password
in the text box, then clickLogin
to gain access. - After doing this, find and enter the plugins directory from the list.
- Press
Upload
at the top left corner and drag the More Ores file in the respective area. - Wait for this to reach
100%
, then generate a new world to have new ores appear. - Afterward, make sure to
Restart
the server so everything works as intended.
Getting Started

After joining the server, start by collecting basic resources to obtain tools needed to mine ores underground. Otherwise, you can become an operator on the Minecraft server to begin testing this plugin. Regardless, once a new ore has been found, it may require smelting or crafting before you can use it properly. This depends on the type you mined, as others may drop items after breaking it. There are over 20 new ores and items introduced to the world with this plugin, all having special properties to them. Whether you craft a helmet to give yourself more air underwater or throw fire crystals at mobs, there’s plenty of features to enjoy. This allows your players to have a wide range of entertainment, which can be configured to your liking. In the subsections below, we’ll guide you through everything there is to know about the More Ores plugin.
Natural Generation
In your new Minecraft world, there should be plenty of new ores to find underground. These aren’t your normal blocks, as they are technically considered heads. All of them will have unique textures, mimicking minerals or its appropriate item. Almost every single new ore will be surrounded by blocks on all sides, meaning caves most likely won’t have them. This means you have to dig around until you uncover one or multiple of them, but be careful as there’s some that may end up damaging your character.

Ore Types
As previously mentioned, there’s twenty different types of ores and blocks to obtain with this plugin. Due to the amount of them, we’ve compiled the most common and popular ones to try out. Whether you need food while deep underground or want to craft an entire set of special armor, these new resources come in handy. Keep in mind that some are only available in other dimensions, meaning you may have to progress far enough before finding them all in Minecraft.
The first ore on our list is Petrified Wood, allowing players to gather wood logs while in caves, This is achieved by smelting the block in a furnace with any fuel source. These ores are commonly found near the surface of your Minecraft world. This comes in handy when you run out of wood planks while digging for diamonds or other valuables underground.
Rather than obtaining wood, Kelp Ores provide players the opportunity to get food. This is done by smelting the block in furnaces, then cooking the newly created kelp item. Doing this will be extremely beneficial to all players, as it’s super easy to run out of food while mining in caves. Similar to the Petrified Wood ore, this too is commonly found near the surface of your world.
If you find yourself in a sticky situation all the time, regardless of your location in the world, then consider collecting Health Ores. These blocks can be combined into a Medkit, requiring 4x in a crafting table. This new item can be used when taking damage from mobs, players, or the environment. It’ll heal your character by 6 points, making this highly sought after in Minecraft.
While in the End dimension, players will occasionally find Hardened End Stone blocks underground. These are extremely unique ores, as they instantly drop rare items after being broken. For example, phantom membranes, dragon breath, shulker shells, and end crystals could appear from this block. This is only achieved by breaking the block with a diamond pickaxe. Keep in mind that these item drops are configurable, if you want to do that.
A unique block called Corrupted Ore is shrouded in mystery, as it contains special properties. The only purpose it serves is to craft a complete set of Corrupted Armor, but may also turn into Pure Corruption. The first option provides players with speed effects, while the second allows you to corrupt a sword to receive withering on it. Be careful though, this can quickly ruin your weapon’s durability.
While either in the Overworld or End dimensions, players can stumble across Ice Ores. These blocks can be combined to make Ice Boots or Helmets, giving your character unique abilities. The first item allows you to have a chance to freeze attackers, while the second provides you the means to walk on water. These ores are somewhat common, but can be difficult to locate.
Unique Items

There’s some useful items to craft after obtaining specific ores in the Minecraft server. For example, combining medkits together reveals a Golden Medit that provides you with 2 extra hearts for 2 minutes. Other items include Dolphin Pants, Noncombustible Boots, Rush Pearls, and many more. All of these have special abilities that may save your life in-game or simply offer you more entertainment.
We strongly recommend trying them out with friends, which you can do by executing the /mo menu command with permissions or operator privileges.
Commands
There’s other commands to use too, which are normally reserved for server administrators or owners. If you’re wanting to choose what permissions are available for a player, then use LuckPerms or another similar plugin to manage them. As for all of them, you can find a list down below to help you understand all commands.
Command | Permission | Description |
---|---|---|
/mo [item] [amount] | moreores.give | Forcibly spawn a specific ore, block, or item in your inventory. |
/mo menu | moreores.give | Access to the main menu of More Ores to receive all its new ores, blocks, and items. |
/mo generate [world] | moreores.generate | Provides you with the ability to force load all chunks so ores may generate, mainly used where they aren’t spawning. |
/mo pregenerate [world] | moreores.generate | An experimental feature that allows you to pregenerate the world to force load ores in all chunks. |
/mo clear [world] | moreores.clear | Removes every ore from all chunks in the world. |
/mo cleararea [world] | moreores.clear | Clears the ores in your world from two positions, entered after defining the world. |
/mo remove [world] | moreores.remove | Add your world to the Remove Ores list in the config, disallowing new blocks to generate. |
/mo reload | moreores.reload | Forcibly reload the entire plugin and its configuration files to apply recent changes. |
N/A | moreores.* | Provides the player with all commands from the plugin. |
Configuration
If you’re wanting to change anything from the More Ores plugin on your Minecraft server, then you’ll need to access its main configuration file. This is done by using the FTP panel and using our built-in editor to make any desired changes. Whether you want to alter limitations or completely disable some ores from generating, you have plenty of options. Follow the steps below to learn how to make these changes on your server.
- Navigate to the
FTP File Access
area and use your login credentials accordingly. - Afterward, make your way to the following directory:
…/plugin/MoreOres
- When you’re there, click
Edit
on the right of the config.yml file to reveal its contents. - Make any necessary changes, then click
Save
at the top. - Return to the main panel and
Restart
the server to apply these edits.
Common Issues
After trying to mine around in your Minecraft world and you find yourself unable to locate any new ores, then there’s a few reasons for that. One of these is incorrectly installing More Ores on the server, so make sure you’re uploading the file in the plugins directory via the FTP panel. Besides this, you may have to run the /mo generate [world] command in chat, then confirm it when prompted. Otherwise, you can generate a new world from the panel to see if that works. This is done by navigating to the World section and renaming your current one to something else, then restarting.
If you’ve noticed some internal errors in chat after running a generation command, including the pregeneration one, then you may have to contact the developer. This plugin is being actively worked on and continuously improved on Spigot. However, you may want to restore the world and re-run the commands to see if that helps. In most cases, this isn’t an issue since by default the ores should appear in the world after making a new one. Alternatively, there could be conflict with another plugin that alters how generation works in your Minecraft server. If you suspect this of happening, then contact our Support to see if they may assist you through the situation.
While tweaking the plugin’s configuration file, make sure to always follow the corresponding format. This means no extra capitalization, spelling mistakes, or removing required characters, among other similar errors. Additionally, you have to ensure that your desired setting can support what you want, as sometimes this isn’t the case depending on your goal(s). Once you’ve made these changes, try saving and restarting to see if that worked out.
Useful Links
More Ores on Spigot
How to Add Plugins to a Minecraft Server
Becoming a Minecraft Server Operator
How to Install and Use LuckPerms