Gold Ore
minecraft:gold_oreGold ore is a rare mineral block that generates underground in the Overworld, with two main deposits between Y=-64 and Y=32 (peaking around Y=-16) and a much denser concentration throughout badlands biomes up to Y=256. Mining it with an iron pickaxe or better yields raw gold, which can be smelted into gold ingots or found directly as the deepslate gold ore variant in deeper layers.
FAQ
How hard is gold ore to break?
Regular gold ore has a hardness of 3, while deepslate gold ore is harder at 4.5; an iron pickaxe takes about 0.75 seconds to mine standard gold ore.
What does Fortune do to gold ore drops?
Fortune increases the raw gold yield, dropping 1-2, 1-3, or 1-4 raw gold with Fortune I, II, and III respectively.
Why do piglins react to gold ore?
Piglins become hostile toward players who mine it and will run toward any gold ore item on the ground to inspect it before picking it up.
When was deepslate gold ore added?
Deepslate gold ore was introduced in Java Edition snapshot 21w08a during the 1.17 development cycle.