ATO - All the Ores

Overview

All the Ores (ATO) is the resource backbone of All the Mods modpacks. Rather than having five different mods each adding their own version of Copper, Tin, or Silver with conflicting textures and recipes, ATO provides a single unified set of ores and processed materials that all other mods can draw from. The result is a cleaner world with consistent ore textures, standardized Forge tags for cross-mod compatibility, and a single material processing pipeline.

The mod adds 10 metal ores (Aluminum, Iridium, Lead, Nickel, Osmium, Platinum, Silver, Tin, Uranium, and Zinc) plus 3 gemstones (Ruby, Sapphire, and Peridot). Every metal can be processed into Ingots, Nuggets, Dusts, Plates, Rods, Gears, and Storage Blocks. On top of that, ATO includes recipes for 10 alloys like Bronze, Steel, Electrum, and Enderium, along with a tiered Ore Hammer system that enables early-game ore doubling without machines. You can browse the full list of 295 items and all 315 recipes using the tabs on this page.

Ore Hammers

Ore Hammers are the core processing tool in ATO. They are not held or swung like a Pickaxe; instead, they sit in the crafting grid as an ingredient. Their primary use is converting Raw Ore into Dust at a 1:2 ratio (ore doubling) and converting Ingots into Dust at a 1:1 ratio. They are also required for crafting Plates, Rods, and certain alloy Dusts like Steel and Enderium.

There are five tiers of Ore Hammer, each crafted from 2 Storage Blocks of its material and 3 Sticks in a diagonal pattern. Higher-tier Hammers simply last longer before breaking. The Copper Ore Hammer has 64 uses, Iron has 96, Bronze has 128, Invar has 192, and Platinum has 256 uses. All tiers produce the same output, so the only difference is convenience. Upgrade when you find yourself constantly re-crafting Hammers.

Material Processing

Every metal in ATO follows the same processing chain. Mining an Ore Block drops Raw Ore (for metals) or the Gem directly (for gemstones). From there, you have two paths: smelt the Raw Ore directly for 1 Ingot, or use an Ore Hammer to crush it into 2 Dusts, then smelt each Dust for 1 Ingot each, effectively doubling your yield.

Once you have Ingots, they can be crafted into several processed forms. Nine Nuggets combine into 1 Ingot, and 1 Ingot breaks down into 9 Nuggets. Nine Ingots make a Storage Block, and a Storage Block breaks back into 9 Ingots. Similarly, 9 Raw Ore items compact into a Raw Block for efficient storage. For machine components, use your Ore Hammer alongside Ingots in the Crafting Table to produce Plates and Rods, or arrange 8 Ingots in a ring to make a Gear.

Ore Generation & Where to Find Everything

All 10 metal ores generate in the Overworld in both Stone and Deepslate variants. They also generate in the Nether (in Netherrack), the End (in End Stone), and even in Ancient Stone for All the Modium integration. Each dimension variant can be toggled independently in the config. The three gemstones are Overworld-only and restricted to specific biomes: Ruby spawns in Plains, Sapphire in Ocean biomes, and Peridot in Desert biomes.

Common Ores (Large Veins)

Tin is the most accessible ore, generating from Y 55 all the way up to Y 180 in veins of 7, meaning you will often find it while mining at any depth. Aluminum and Silver share a similar high-altitude range of Y 50 to Y 120 with veins of 7 and 5 respectively. Zinc (Y 5-100), Osmium (Y 10-100), Nickel (Y 1-85), and Lead (Y 5-95) all generate in standard veins of 7 at 20 attempts per chunk, so they are plentiful once you dig below the surface.

Rare Ores (Small Veins)

Platinum generates in smaller veins of 3 from Y 1 to Y 70, and Uranium appears in veins of 4 over the same range. Both are still reasonably common with 20 vein attempts per chunk. Iridium, however, is the rarest ore in the mod. It generates from Y 5 to Y 69 in tiny veins of only 2, and instead of spawning 20 veins per chunk, it uses a rarity filter with a value of 1, meaning only about 1 in every chunk will contain Iridium. Plan to do extensive mining or explore the Nether and End for additional Iridium spawns.

Gemstones

Ruby, Sapphire, and Peridot generate deep underground from Y -62 to Y 16 in small veins of 2 with only 3 attempts per chunk. They are biome-locked (Plains, Ocean, and Desert respectively), so you need to travel to the right biome to find them. Using an Ore Hammer on the Ore Block yields 3 Gems instead of the usual 1 from mining, making Hammers especially valuable for gemstones.

Alloys

ATO includes crafting recipes for 10 alloys, all created by combining Dusts in a Crafting Table and then smelting the resulting alloy Dust. Alloys are the bridge between raw mining and advanced tech progression. Many mods require alloy Ingots, Plates, or Gears as intermediate components, so knowing these recipes is essential.

Basic Alloys

Bronze is the first alloy most players will craft: combine 3 Copper Dust with 1 Tin Dust to produce 4 Bronze Dust. It is efficient and useful for upgrading your Ore Hammer. Brass follows the same ratio but uses Zinc instead of Tin (3 Copper Dust + 1 Zinc Dust = 4 Brass Dust). Electrum is a precious alloy made from 1 Gold Dust and 1 Silver Dust, yielding 2 Electrum Dust. Constantan blends 1 Copper Dust with 1 Nickel Dust for 2 Constantan Dust.

Advanced Alloys

Invar requires 2 Iron Dust and 1 Nickel Dust to make 3 Invar Dust. Steel is unique in that it combines 1 Iron Dust, 4 Coal, and an Ore Hammer in the crafting grid to produce just 1 Steel Dust, making it one of the more resource-intensive alloys. Signalum uses 3 Copper Dust, 1 Silver Dust, and 4 Redstone to produce 4 Signalum Dust. Lumium requires 4 Glowstone Dust, 1 Silver Dust, and 3 Tin Dust for 4 Lumium Dust.

Enderium is the most expensive alloy, requiring 3 Lead Dust, 1 Platinum Dust, 4 Ender Pearls, and an Ore Hammer, yielding 4 Enderium Dust. Since it needs both Platinum (uncommon) and Ender Pearls, this is firmly a late-game material.

Processed Material Forms

For every metal and alloy, ATO provides a consistent set of processed forms that other mods use as crafting components. Dusts are created by crushing Raw Ore or Ingots with an Ore Hammer. Plates are crafted with an Ore Hammer and 2 Ingots in a row. Rods use 2 Ingots on either side of an Ore Hammer vertically. Gears use 8 Ingots in a ring pattern leaving the center empty.

These processed forms extend beyond just ATO's own metals. The mod also adds Plates, Rods, Gears, and Dusts for vanilla materials: Iron, Gold, Copper, and Diamond. This means you can craft an Iron Gear or a Diamond Plate using ATO's recipes, which many tech mods like Thermal Expansion and Mekanism will accept via Forge tags. Additionally, the mod adds a Netherite Dust recipe (crafted by crushing a Netherite Ingot with an Ore Hammer), useful for modpacks that require Netherite in dust form.

Mekanism Integration

ATO includes built-in Mekanism compatibility through a custom Slurry Registry. For metals like Aluminum, Nickel, Platinum, Silver, and Zinc, ATO registers both dirty and clean Slurry variants, enabling full 5x ore processing through Mekanism's chemical dissolution and washing systems. This also includes Clumps, Crystals, Dirty Dusts, and Shards for these metals, so the entire Mekanism ore processing chain works seamlessly with ATO ores.

If you are running a modpack with Mekanism installed, ATO's ores automatically plug into the Enrichment Chamber, Purification Chamber, Chemical Injection Chamber, and Chemical Dissolution Chamber without any additional configuration. This progression path offers 2x, 3x, 4x, and eventually 5x output per ore as you advance through Mekanism's tiers.

Configuration

ATO provides extensive configuration through its common config file. Every ore can be individually toggled on or off for each dimension (Overworld, Nether, and End). For each ore, you can also adjust the minimum Y level, maximum Y level, vein size (number of blocks per deposit), and spawn count (number of veins per chunk). This makes it easy to increase the rarity of common ores or boost the spawn rate of Iridium if you find it too scarce.

If your modpack already has another mod generating Osmium or Tin, you can simply disable those specific ores in ATO's config to avoid duplication. The config file is found at config/alltheores-common.toml in your Minecraft instance folder.