How to Progress Through Mining Tiers and 14 Modded Ores

Mining in Contoro’s Ores Mod is gated by tool tiers. The mod scatters 14 different ores across the world, requiring you to methodically advance your pickaxe strength to harvest them all.

Starting with Low-Tier Ores

1. Search caves, ravines, and stone cliffs for basic starter ores that standard tools can break.

2. Harvest these initial mineral veins to build your first equipment sets.

3. While exploring, take note of any unfamiliar mineral blocks that your current pickaxe fails to break; you will need to return to them once your gear is leveled.

Advancing to Higher Mining Tiers

1. Take your starter ores to the Ultimate Smithing Table and apply upgrades to your pickaxe.

2. Return to the tougher mineral blocks with your leveled pickaxe to mine them successfully.

3. Use each new tier of harvested ore to perform subsequent upgrades at your table.

4. Repeat this loop across your underground expeditions to progressively harvest through all 14 ore varieties generated throughout the world.