CC's Enhanced Ore Veins SSE Edition
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Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #55 of 565 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Every Ore. Every Ingot. Completely Rebuilt.
Current Version: 10. 0
Mining in Skyrim should feel more rewarding, more distinct, and more visually believable. In the base game, ore veins often share the same general look, mined ores feel like generic rocks, and ingots can look too similar from one material to the next.
This mod gives Skyrim’s mining and smithing materials a full visual overhaul.
Every ore vein has been redesigned with its own identity. Iron, gold, silver, ebony, quicksilver, malachite, moonstone, orichalcum, corundum, and the rest now have unique textures, custom reflections, and a more recognizable appearance. The goal is simple: when you find an ore vein, pick up mined ore, or smelt an ingot, the material should actually look like what it is.
The overhaul covers ore veins, mined ores, ingots, geodes, DLC materials, and supported Creation Club / Anniversary Edition materials, creating a more consistent experience from pickaxe to forge.
— FEATURES —
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[]Complete Ore Vein Overhaul: Every ore type has been visually redesigned with a unique appearance[/]
[]Unique Textures: Each material has its own distinct texture rather than sharing a generic look[/]
[]Custom Cubemaps: Reflections have been adjusted to better suit each ore type[/]
[]Adjusted Meshes: Ore vein meshes have been tweaked to better support the new visuals[/]
[]Mined Ore Retextures: The loose ore you pick up now better matches the vein it came from[/]
[]Ingot Overhaul: Ingots have been redesigned using HD meshes by Billyro[/]
[]Blackreach Geodes: Geode veins have also been reworked[/]
[]Hearthfire Support: Includes support for Quarried Stone[/]
[]Dragonborn Support: Covers Heartstone Ore, Heartstones, and gem ores[/]
[]Anniversary Edition Support: Covers Madness Ore, Madness Ingots, Amber, and Refined Amber[/]
[]Multiple Resolution Options: Choose the version that best fits your setup[/]
— HOW THIS DIFFERS FROM OTHER MODS —
Some ore mods mainly focus on glow maps, visibility, or cubemap edits. This mod is intended as a full visual redesign. Each ore type is made to look distinct from the others, so iron does not look like gold, silver does not look like quicksi
CC's Enhanced Ore Veins SSE Edition is a comprehensive visual overhaul for Skyrim Special Edition, rebuilding every ore vein, mined ore, and ingot with unique textures, custom cubemaps, and adjusted meshes. It ensures each ore type looks distinct and includes Hearthfire Quarried Stone. With 28,200 endorsements and 3.9 million downloads, it's a highly popular cosmetic mod for players seeking improved mining visuals.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive community trust (28,200 endorsements) — this is a must-have for visual overhauls
- Huge download count (3.9M) proves it's stable and widely used
- Makes mining actually satisfying — every ore looks distinct, no more copy-paste textures
⚠️ Cons
- Purely cosmetic — if you want gameplay changes, this won't add anything
- No explicit compatibility notes — might conflict with other texture overhauls if not load-ordered properly
- Last updated April 2026 — could break with future Skyrim updates, though unlikely for textures
For Skyrim players who love immersion and want mining to feel rewarding visually. Perfect for modded playthroughs focused on graphics and world cohesion. Skip if you're after gameplay mechanics — this is strictly a visual upgrade.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place this mod early in your load order, before other texture mods, to ensure it takes priority
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily track and manage the files
- If you use other texture overhauls, let this mod overwrite them for ore veins specifically
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- ClearanceClarence
- Version
- 10.0
- Downloads
- 3,856,880
- Endorsements
- 28,200
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 10/29/2016
- Updated
- 4/27/2026
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