Nether Gold Ore

Nether Gold Ore

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	3
Hardness	3
Luminant	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

Nether gold ore is a variant of gold ore found only in the Nether.

Contents

Obtaining

Natural generation

Nether gold ore generates in the Nether in the form of mineral veins. Nether gold ore attempts to replace netherrack 10 times per chunk in veins of size 0–16, from levels 10 to 117, in all Nether biomes except basalt deltas. In basalt deltas, nether gold ore attempts to generate 20 times per chunk as there are fewer valid generation areas.

Breaking

Nether gold ore requires a pickaxe to be mined.

Block	Nether Gold Ore
Hardness	3
Tool
Breaking time
Default	15
Wooden	2.25
Stone	1.15
Iron	0.75
Diamond	0.6
Netherite	0.5
Golden	0.4

Nether gold ore drops 2-6 gold nuggets when mined with any pickaxe. Fortune has a 33.3% chance to multiply the drops by 2, Fortune II has a 25% chance to multiply the drops by 2 or 3 and Fortune III has a 20% chance each to multiply the drops by 2, 3, or 4 for a maximum possible drop of 24 golden nuggets. The average number of nuggets from Fortune III is 8.8, which is less than an ingot; therefore it is slightly more efficient to mine nether gold ore with Silk Touch and smelt it into gold ingots.

Fortune level Drops	0	1	2	3
2	1⁄5	2⁄15	2⁄20	2⁄25
3	1⁄5	2⁄15	2⁄20	2⁄25
4	1⁄5	3⁄15	3⁄20	3⁄25
5	1⁄5	2⁄15	2⁄20	2⁄25
6	1⁄5	3⁄15	4⁄20	4⁄25
8	0	1⁄15	1⁄20	2⁄25
9	0	0	1⁄20	1⁄25
10	0	1⁄15	1⁄20	1⁄25
12	0	1⁄15	2⁄20	3⁄25
15	0	0	1⁄20	1⁄25
16	0	0	0	1⁄25
18	0	0	1⁄20	1⁄25
20	0	0	0	1⁄25
24	0	0	0	1⁄25
Average	4	5 1⁄3	7	8 4⁄5

Usage

Piglins

Piglins become hostile toward players that mine the ore, regardless if the player is wearing gold armor. The same case applies if the player mines gold of any type, not just the ore. If any nether gold ore is dropped and in its item form, piglins will run towards any nether gold ore and examine it for 6 to 8 seconds after picking it up.

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Gold Ingot	Nether Gold Ore + Any fuel	1

Note Blocks

Nether gold ore can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.

Sounds

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:^{[more information needed]}

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Item tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Nether Gold Ore	nether_gold_ore	gold_ores guarded_by_piglins	gold_ores piglin_loved	Block & Item	block.minecraft.nether_gold_ore

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Nether Gold Ore	nether_gold_ore	543	Block & Item	tile.nether_gold_ore.name

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		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)	Namespaced ID
	Oh Shiny	Distract Piglins with gold	Nether	Give a piglin one of these 22 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag while not wearing any golden armor: Bell Block of 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 Raw Gold ‌[upcoming: JE 1.17] If this advancement is attempted while the player is wearing golden armor but piglin(s) are still aggressive toward them, the advancement does not trigger. Other gold-related items, if any, may be used, but are ignored for this advancement and by the piglin.	nether/distract_piglin

History

February 14, 2020					HelenAngel says there will not be gold ore in the Nether.
February 28, 2020					HelenAngel says to upvote gold ore in the Nether on the Feedback site. She also states it's getting a lot of attention on there, so she has passed it off to the team.
Java Edition
1.16		20w11a			Added nether gold ore.
					Like regular gold ore, nether gold ore drops itself and can be mined only with an iron pickaxe or better.
		March 11, 2020			A new texture for nether gold ore is shown.
		20w12a			Nether gold ore now drops gold nuggets instead of itself.
					Nether gold ore can now be mined with any pickaxe.
		20w13a			The texture of nether gold ore has been changed.
					Nether gold ore now drops experience.
		20w17a			Nether gold ore now uses the same sounds as nether quartz ore, but via a different sound event.
		Pre-release 1			Nether gold ore now uses the "nether" color on maps.
		21w14a			Nether gold ore can no longer be smelted.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Added nether gold ore.

Trivia

• In 2017, Jeb showed interest in a suggestion regarding nether gold ore that was posted on Reddit.
  • This comment also suggested that nearby zombie pigmen, the mob now currently known as zombified piglins, should become angry at the player when they mine nether gold ore. Jeb also showed interest in this aspect of the suggestion, and this may have been the inspiration for piglins becoming angry when gold of any type is mined near them.

Gallery

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  A 4 vein of nether gold ore generating naturally.

Issues

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See also

• Gold Ore
• Gilded Blackstone
• Nether Quartz Ore