Ore Detector helps you locate nearby ores without turning your world into a permanent X-ray view.

Craft the handheld detector, choose the resource you want, and scan the surrounding cave. The detector reports the nearest matching ore within 16 blocks and creates a colorful holographic display showing its direction, distance, and relative height.

Features

Scans for the nearest matching ore within a 16-block radius
Shows the ore type, distance, relative direction, and whether it is above or below you
Creates a colorful holographic radar ring, arrow, height indicator, and directional trail
Uses ore-specific colors so diamonds, gold, redstone, emeralds, and other resources are easy to recognize
Sneak and use the detector to open the ore selection menu
Includes filters for every supported ore plus Any Ore and Valuable and Rare Ores
Valuable and Rare Ores searches for diamond, gold, emerald, and ancient debris
Supports Overworld and Nether ores, including deepslate variants, Nether Quartz, Nether Gold, and Ancient Debris
Stores the selected filter in each individual detector
Works in multiplayer and remains lightweight by spreading scans across game ticks
Compatible with Vibrant Visuals

How to use

Craft an Ore Detector.
Hold it and use it to scan for the nearest selected ore within 16 blocks.
Follow the holographic arrow and directional trail. The message above the hotbar also shows the distance and whether the ore is above or below you.
Sneak and use the detector to open the target menu.
Select Any Ore, Valuable and Rare Ores, or a specific resource.

Crafting

Craft 1 Ore Detector using:

4 Iron Ingots
2 Redstone Dust
2 Amethyst Shards
1 Compass

Notes

The detector searches loaded terrain around the player and does not load distant chunks.
The nearest matching ore is reported first.
Different Ore Detectors can remember different selected targets.
The add-on does not replace ore textures, alter world generation, or increase ore drops.

Requirements

Minecraft Bedrock Edition 26.30 or newer
No experimental toggles required
No external add-ons required

Ore Detector | Find Diamonds & Rare Ores