Registry record · minecraft:gold_ore

Gold Ore

Blocks Ores

Gold ore is a stone-hosted precious metal deposit found in caves and generating in vast quantities in badlands.

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Versioned source data

Edition availability

Java Edition

Source version 26.1

Registry ID: 70
Source display name: Gold Ore
Maximum stack: 64

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60

Registry ID: 14
Source display name: Gold Ore
Maximum stack: 64
Component-based: No
Source version tag: Unclassified by source

Recipe information · Java 26.1

No Java recipe recorded

Not recorded

No recipe for this item is recorded in the selected Java source snapshot. This does not establish that no recipe exists in other versions or editions. Bedrock recipe data is not included, so its recipe availability cannot be determined here.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

Generates between Y=-64 and Y=32 in standard biomes, and in massive abundance from Y=32 to Y=256 in badlands. Source
Requires an iron pickaxe or better; mining drops one raw gold item and experience. Source

Practical uses

Smelted into gold ingots for powered rails, golden apples, glistering melons, and clock crafting. Source
Badlands biomes offer the most lucrative surface gold mining in the entire Overworld. Source

Mechanics

Requires an iron pickaxe; mining with a wooden, stone, or gold pickaxe drops nothing. Source

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

Used In · Crafting recipes

0 outputs

No Java crafting outputs using Gold Ore are recorded in the selected source snapshot. This does not establish that the item has no other uses. Bedrock recipe data is not included.