Gold Ore

block Ores & Minerals Stone

/give @p gold_ore 1

What Is Gold Ore in Minecraft?

Gold Ore is a Stone block threaded with gold veins, found underground between Y=-64 and Y=32. It is most common in the Badlands biome. Mining it requires an iron pickaxe or better. It also appears as Deepslate Gold Ore below Y=0.

How Does Gold Ore Work?

Requires an iron pickaxe or better - a stone or weaker pickaxe drops nothing.
Drops Raw Gold when mined (more with Fortune enchantment).
Use Silk Touch to mine the ore block itself.
Smelt Raw Gold in a Furnace or Blast Furnace to get Gold Ingots.

How to Get Gold Ore

How to Mine Gold Ore

Use an iron pickaxe or better. A stone or weaker pickaxe drops nothing.
Use Silk Touch to obtain the ore block itself.
Found underground between Y=-64 and Y=32. Most common in Badlands biomes.

Gold Ore Trading with Villagers and Wandering Traders

Wandering Trader: No
Emerald Price: Not stated
Villager Trading: No

How to Use Gold Ore

Using Gold Ore

Mine for Raw Gold, then smelt into Gold Ingots for armour, tools and Powered Rails.
Use Fortune III to get up to 4 Raw Gold per ore block.
Piglin mobs are neutral to players wearing Gold Armour, making gold useful in the Nether.