Raw Gold
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Raw gold is a raw metal resource obtained from mining gold ore.
Obtaining
Mining
Gold ore and deepslate gold ore mined with an iron pickaxe or better drops 1 unit of raw gold. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune, it can drop an extra unit per level of Fortune, allowing for a maximum of 4 with Fortune III. If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch, it drops the ore block instead.
Crafting
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Raw Gold | Block of Raw Gold |
Usage
The primary usage of raw gold is smelting it into gold ingots.
Crafting
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Block of Raw Gold | Raw Gold |
Smelting ingredient
| Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|
| Raw Gold + Any fuel |
Piglins
Piglins are attracted to raw gold. They run toward any raw gold on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory. Raw gold cannot be used for bartering.
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Item tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
raw_gold | Item | piglin_loved |
item |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
raw_gold | 506 | Item | item |
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
| Oooh, shiny! | Distract a Piglin using gold | Give a piglin a gold item[more information needed] while it is aggressive toward the player. | 30 | Silver | |||
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Oh Shiny | Distract Piglins with gold | Use a gold ingot on an adult piglin, or throw one of these 28 gold-related items in the
#piglin_loved item tag for it to pick up:
|
Videos
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.17 | 21w14a | ||||||
| April 13, 2021 | |||||||
| 21w15a | |||||||
| Raw gold can now be used to craft blocks of raw gold. | |||||||
| April 16, 2021 | |||||||
| 21w16a | |||||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.17.0.50 | ||||||
| beta 1.17.0.52 | Raw gold is now available without enabling Experimental Gameplay. | ||||||
| beta 1.17.0.54 | |||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Raw Gold" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
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JAPPA shows raw ore textures.
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JAPPA shows raw ore textures.
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JAPPA shows raw ore textures.
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JAPPA shows raw ore textures.
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JAPPA shows raw ore textures.
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JAPPA shows raw ore textures.
Navigation
Sources
- Raw Gold — Minecraft Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, revision 3718482.

