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.

Obtaining[]

Natural generation[]

Nether gold ore generates in the Nether in the form of blobs. Nether gold ore attempts to replace netherrack 10 times per chunk in blobs 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^[A]
Default	15
Wooden	2.25
Stone	1.15
Iron	0.75
Diamond	0.6
Netherite	0.5
Golden	0.4

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

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.

Drops	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 or is under the Invisibility effect. 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:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	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^{[sound 1]}	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.nether_gold_ore.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	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

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Bedrock Edition:^{[more information needed]}

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Nether Gold Ore	`nether_gold_ore`	Block & Item	`gold_ores` `guarded_by_piglins` `mineable/pickaxe`	`gold_ores` `piglin_loved`	`block.minecraft.nether_gold_ore`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Nether Gold Ore	`nether_gold_ore`	`543`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.nether_gold_ore.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same id with the block.

Achievements[]

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other platforms	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
		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
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.
1.16	20w11a	Added Nether gold ore.
	20w11a	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.
	20w12a	Nether gold ore can now be mined with any pickaxe.
	20w13a	The texture of Nether gold ore has been changed.
	20w13a	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.
1.17	21w14a	Nether gold ore can no longer be smelted.
1.17	21w15a	Nether gold ore can now 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.^[1]
- 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[]

A 4 blob of Nether gold ore generating naturally.

Issues[]

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

References[]

↑ "I like this suggestion. I would even go further and make the gold ore blocks appear in larger areas (as veins), and not speckled everywhere in the Nether. I agree on the aggro'ing of Pigman Zombies, it makes it more interesting." – u/jeb_ on Reddit, March 2, 2017

[breakingtimenote-1] Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

[bugMC-177082-2] MC-177082

[bedrock-item-id-3] ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.

[bedrock-give-available-4] Available with /give command.

[bedrock-item-form-5] The block's direct item form has the same id with the block.

[6] "I like this suggestion. I would even go further and make the gold ore blocks appear in larger areas (as veins), and not speckled everywhere in the Nether. I agree on the aggro'ing of Pigman Zombies, it makes it more interesting." – u/jeb_ on Reddit, March 2, 2017

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