Overview
Gold Ore is a stone-family block in Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.4. It has no crafting recipe — you collect it by mining it where it generates. Hardness 3 puts it in the middle of the pack for mining speed.
Mine it with an iron pickaxe or better, or you get no drop at all. Instead of dropping itself it yields Raw Gold. Sixty-four fit in one inventory slot.
The one thing it makes is Gold Ingot.
Properties
- Stack size
- 64
- Hardness
- 3
- Blast resistance
- 3
- Light level
- 0
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Iron Pickaxe
Drops
Used to craft
Frequently asked questions
How do you get Gold Ore in Minecraft?
Gold Ore generates naturally in the world; breaking it yields Raw Gold.
What tool do you need to break Gold Ore?
You need at least Iron Pickaxe. A weaker tool destroys the block without dropping it.
Is Gold Ore blast resistant?
Gold Ore has a blast resistance of 3, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
