Gold Ore

''This page is about the ore. For the solid gold block, see Gold (block).''

Gold ore is commonly found by stone blocks deep underground, generally in a vein of 4-6 blocks. It can be mined for ore using an iron pickaxe or better. The ore can be smelted in a furnace to create gold ingots.

It can be placed in creative mode as of version 0.28 and it drops 1 Gold block in Survival.