Gold Ore Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft gold ore with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, gold ore is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.

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Let’s explore how to add gold ore to your inventory.

Where to find Gold Ore in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find gold ore in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform Version(s) Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8 – 1.19
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.19.3
  • Platform is the platform that applies.
  • Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
  • Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

How to get Gold Ore in Survival Mode

You can add gold ore to your inventory in Survival mode by mining gold ore. So, let’s get started!

1. Find a Block of Gold Ore

First, let’s explore where to find gold ore. In Minecraft, gold ore is easy to find and is found in large deposits. You can usually find gold ore between 10 and 31 blocks below the ground.

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In this example, we are going to dig into a mountain to find gold ore.

This is what a block of gold ore looks like:

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2. Hold a Pickaxe

To mine gold ore, you need to dig up the gold ore with a diamond pickaxe, iron pickaxe, or netherite pickaxe.

Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 8 How to make a Diamond Pickaxe
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 9 How to make a Iron Pickaxe
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 10 How to make a Netherite Pickaxe

Other tools will not dig up the gold ore and let you add it to your inventory.

In this example, we are going to use a diamond pickaxe to dig up the gold ore.

3. Mine the Gold Ore

The game control to mine the gold ore depends on the version of Minecraft:

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the block of gold ore.
  • For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the block of gold ore.
  • For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press and hold the RT button on the Xbox controller.
  • For PS3 and PS4, press and hold the R2 button on the PS controller.
  • For Wii U, press and hold the ZR button on the gamepad.
  • For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZR button on the controller.
  • For Windows 10 Edition, left click and hold on the block of gold ore.
  • For Education Edition, left click and hold on the block of gold ore.

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You will need to continue to dig until the block breaks and a smaller block of gold ore finally appears. The block of gold ore will float on the ground.

4. Pick up the Gold Ore

Make sure you pick up the gold ore before it disappears.

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Once you pick up the gold ore, it will appear in your hotbar.

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Gold ore is a useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, gold ore has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
ID Data Value Stack Size Version
Gold Ore
(minecraft:gold_ore)
14 0 64 1.8 – 1.12
Gold Ore
(minecraft:gold_ore)
14 64 1.13 – 1.19.3
  • Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
  • Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
  • Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
  • Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
  • Platform is the platform that applies.
  • Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Gold Ore

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.3, the /give command for Gold Ore is:

/give @p gold_ore 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Gold Ore is:

/give @p gold_ore 1 0

Things to Do with Gold Ore

Here are some activities that you can do with gold ore in Minecraft:

Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 18 How to Use a Blast Furnace

Other Ores

There are other ores in Minecraft such as:

Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 19 How to make Coal Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 20 How to make Copper Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 21 How to make Iron Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 22 How to make Redstone Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 23 How to make Emerald Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 24 How to make Lapis Lazuli Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 25 How to make Diamond Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 26 How to make Nether Gold Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 27 How to make Nether Quartz Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 28 How to make Deepslate Coal Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 29 How to make Deepslate Iron Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 30 How to make Deepslate Copper Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 31 How to make Deepslate Gold Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 32 How to make Deepslate Redstone Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 33 How to make Deepslate Emerald Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 34 How to make Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore
Gold Ore - Wiki Guide 35 How to make Deepslate Diamond Ore

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