Raw Gold Ore
This feature is available in the vanilla version of Minecraft.
It has its own article in the Minecraft Wiki.
It has its own article in the Minecraft Wiki.
Raw Gold Ore
| Description | A chunk of unprocessed gold. Can be smelted into a gold ingot. |
|---|---|
| Renewable | Yes |
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
Raw gold ore is an item and be obtained from the trommel and zombie pigmen. It can be smelted in a furnace for a gold ingot.
Obtaining
Mining
Raw gold ore can be obtained by mining gold ore with an iron pickaxe or higher. Mining with a lower tier will drop nothing.
Mob loot
Zombie pigmen have a 4% chance to drop a raw gold ore upon death.
Trommeling
| Block | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Sand | 4-7 | 3.6% |
| Rich Scorched Dirt | 1-5 | 24.2% |
| Soul Sand | 1-4 | 18% |
Usage
Smelting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Ingot | Raw Gold Ore |   |
Data values
| Name | Type | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw Gold Ore | Item | item.ore.raw.gold |
16510:0 |
History
| History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minecraft Beta 1.7.6 | ||
| Snapshot 21w34a | ||
 Added the texture for gold nuggets. | ||
| Snapshot 21w36b | ||
 Changed the texture for gold nuggets, now gold fragments. | ||
| Prerelease 1 | ||
 Added gold nuggets. | ||
| Gold nuggets are used to craft gold ingots. | ||
| Better than Adventure! 1.7.7.0 | ||
| Pre-1 | ||
| Removed gold nuggets in favor of raw gold ore. | ||