Gold Ore

This article is about the overworld ore. For the nether ore, see Nether Gold Ore. For the item, see Gold Ingot. For the mineral block, see Block of Gold. For the nugget, see Gold Nugget.

For the "list" of ores, see Ore.

For the "raw" variant, see Raw Gold.

Gold Ore

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	3
Hardness	Gold Ore: 3 Deepslate Gold Ore: 4.5
Luminant	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

Gold ore is a rare mineral block found underground.

Deepslate gold ore is a variant of gold ore that can generate in deepslate and tuff blobs.

Obtaining

Breaking

Gold ore drops as raw gold if mined by an iron pickaxe or higher. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing. Mining with a Silk Touch pickaxe drops itself. It is affected by Fortune enchantment, dropping 1–2, 1–3, or 1–4 raw gold respectively with Fortune I, II, and III.

Block	Gold Ore	Deepslate Gold Ore
Hardness	3	4.5
Tool
Breaking time
Default	15	22.5
Wooden	7.5	11.25
Stone	3.75	5.65
Iron	0.75	1.15
Diamond	0.6	0.85
Netherite	0.5	0.75
Golden	1.25	1.9

Natural generation

For gold ore distribution, see Ore § Overworld.

Gold ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of blobs.

In Java Edition gold ore attempts to generate 4 times per chunk, in blobs of size 9, from levels -64 to 32, in all biomes. It is most likely to be found around layer -16, becoming less common toward either end of the range. Gold ore is also less likely to be exposed to air; 50% of ore blocks that would generate exposed do not generate. There is an additional blob of size 9 that may generate uniformly between -64 and -32 with the same 50% air exposure rate. In badlands biomes, gold ore attempts to generate 50 times per chunk, from levels 32 to 256 uniformly, in blobs of size 9. This extra gold ore in badlands biomes will generate regardless of exposure to air. Gold ore can replace stone, granite, diorite, andesite, tuff, and deepslate. Any gold ore that replaces tuff or deepslate will become deepslate gold ore.

In Bedrock Edition, gold ore attempts to generate in two batches. The first batch generates 4 times per chunk in blobs of size 9, from levels -64 to 32. It is most likely to be found around layer -16, becoming less common toward either end of the range. The second batch generates in 1/2 chunks in blobs of size 9 that generate uniformly between -64 and -48. There also extra batch of gold ore in badlands biome that generates 50 times per chunk in blobs of size 9, from 32 to 256 uniformly. Gold ore is also less likely to be exposed to air: 50% of ore blocks from the first and second batch will not generate. The extra batch in badlands will generate regardless of exposure to air. Gold ore can replace stone, granite, diorite, andesite, and deepslate. Gold ore that replaces deepslate will become deepslate gold ore.

Usage

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Gold Ingot	Gold Ore or Deepslate Gold Ore + Any fuel	1

Piglins

Piglins become hostile toward players who mine gold ore, even if the player is wearing golden armor. Piglins also run toward any gold ores on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory.

Note Blocks

Gold ore can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0
	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.stone	1.0	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Gold Ore	gold_ore	Block & Item	gold_ores guarded_by_piglins mineable/pickaxe needs_iron_tool	gold_ores piglin_loved	block.minecraft.gold_ore
Deepslate Gold Ore	deepslate_gold_ore	Block & Item	gold_ores guarded_by_piglins mineable/pickaxe needs_iron_tool	gold_ores piglin_loved	block.minecraft.deepslate_gold_ore

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Gold Ore	gold_ore	14	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.gold_ore.name
Deepslate Gold Ore	deepslate_gold_ore	657	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.deepslate_gold_ore.name

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other platforms
		Oooh, shiny!	Distract a Piglin using gold	Give a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player.	30G	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	Oh Shiny	Distract Piglins with gold	Nether	Give a piglin one of these 24 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag, while not wearing any golden armor: Bell Block of Gold Block of Raw Gold Clock Enchanted Golden Apple Gilded Blackstone Glistering Melon Slice Gold Ingot Gold Ore Golden Apple Golden Axe Golden Boots Golden Carrot Golden Chestplate Golden Helmet Golden Hoe Golden Horse Armor Golden Leggings Golden Pickaxe Golden Shovel Golden Sword Light Weighted Pressure Plate Nether Gold Ore Deepslate Gold Ore Raw Gold If this advancement is attempted while the player is wearing golden armor but piglin(s) remain aggressive, the advancement does not trigger. Other gold-related items, if any, do not distract the piglin and do not trigger this advancement.	nether/distract_piglin

History

Java Edition Classic
May 23, 2009					Notch says he accomplished adding gold blobs in stone.
0.0.14a					Added gold ore.
					Gold ore is found in higher elevations.
					Gold ore is often found in exposed surface-level blobs.
October 24, 2009					A texture change was shown.
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST					The texture of gold ore has been changed.
					Breaking gold ore now gives the player 1–3 blocks of gold when mined.
Java Edition Indev
?					Gold ore no longer drops gold blocks.
0.31		20100129			Before the furnace was added, players had to smelt ore by dropping ore blocks onto fire.
					Gold ore now drops itself when mined.
		20100201-2			Gold ore requires an iron or diamond pickaxe to be successfully obtained.
Java Edition Infdev
20100227-1					Gold ore no longer generates.
20100320					Gold ore blobs now generate, but only in blobs of 1.
20100325					Gold ore blobs now appear more like they do today.
20100327					Gold ore now regenerates after the world is reloaded, assuming that the positions of the ore blocks were replaced by stone.
20100330					Gold ore no longer regenerates.
Java Edition Beta
1.6		Test Build 3			The "ore quadrant" bug, causing different quadrants of the map to have more or less ore, has been fixed.
1.8		Pre-release			The maximum layer for gold has been reduced by 2, along with some other ores.
Java Edition
1.3.1		12w22a			Smelting gold ore, along with other ores, blocks and items, now gives the player experience orbs when taking the item out of the furnace. One stack of gold ore give the player approximately 3 levels of experience.
1.10		16w20a			20 additional blobs of gold ore now generate in mesa biomes between Y=32 and Y=79.
Texture Update		January 4, 2018			A new texture for gold ore has been proposed.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of gold ore has been changed.
1.17		21w07a			The texture of gold ore has been changed, now resembling the Nether Gold Ore.
					Gold ore now generates as a spread between Y=-64 and Y=32, peaking at Y=-16. Extra gold ore still generates in badlands.
		February 17, 2021			Henrik Kniberg shows grimstone variant of gold ore.
		February 18, 2021			JAPPA Shows updated gold ore texture and grimstone variant of gold ore.
		February 22, 2021			JAPPA Shows updated gold ore texture and grimstone variant of gold ore.
		21w08a			The texture of gold ore has been changed again. The deepslate gold ore has been added.
					Gold ore blobs now have a 50% chance of not generating when exposed to air.
					Gold ore blobs now generate more frequently.
		March 4, 2021			JAPPA shows updated deepslate variant of gold ore texture.
		21w10a			Tweaked the texture of gold ores.
					Gold ore now generates less frequently.
		21w14a			It now drops raw gold when broken without Silk Touch, instead of itself.
		April 13, 2021			JAPPA shows a new gold ore texture.
		21w15a			The texture of the gold ore has been changed.
					All the changes to gold ore generation in the previous 1.17 snapshots have been reverted, but they can be re-enabled with the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack.
1.18		Experimental Snapshot 1			Gold ore once again generates the way it did in the 1.17 snapshots without the use of a data pack.
		21w40a			A second set of gold ore now generates below Y=-48.
		21w42a			Gold ore generates higher up in badlands biomes.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0					Added gold ore.
v0.3.2					Gold ore can now be mined and processed correctly.
v0.10.0		build 1			Gold ore can now generate at any level in a mesa biome.
v0.12.1		?			Gold ore now gives experience points when smelted.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of gold ore has been changed.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Gold ore is no longer smeltable.
		beta 1.16.0.59			Gold ore is now smeltable again.
1.16.220		beta 1.16.220.50			The texture of gold ore has been changed.
1.17.0		beta 1.16.230.52			Added deepslate gold ore
		beta 1.16.230.54			Gold ore texture was updated.
		beta 1.17.0.50			It now drops raw gold when broken without Silk Touch, instead of itself.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added gold ore.
TU43	CU33	1.36	Patch 13		20 additional blobs of gold ore now generate in mesa biomes between Y=32 and Y=79.
		1.90			The texture of gold ore has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added gold ore.

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  The original gold ore texture.

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  Gold could generate above the ground in Classic.

Data history

Java Edition
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 14.

Issues

Issues relating to "Gold Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

See also

• Nether Gold Ore
• Gilded Blackstone

Gallery

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  A gold ore block occurring near redstone ore and blobs of coal ore.

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  Gold ore blocks in a cave.

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  Gold ore exposed by a river in a Badlands biome in Bedrock Edition.

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  A large amount of golden ore blobs in Badlands biome.

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  Deepslate Redstone Ore and gold ore, as seen in 21w08b.

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  Multiple ores, found in the new big cave.

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  Ravine with multiple ores, water and lava falls, and stronghold bridge over it.