Gold

This item is part of vanilla Minecraft. More information can be found at: Minecraft Wiki: Gold

Gold is a material generated as an ore in the world. Among its many functions, it is used as a crafting ingredient for Wrenches and Engineer's Goggles and is used in Bartering. Six forms of Gold exist: Blocks of Gold, Crushed Gold Ore, Gold Ingots, Gold Nuggets, Gold Ore, and Gold Sheets.

Obtaining

Obtaining Blocks of Gold

Blocks of Gold can be found in Ocean Monuments or can be created through the following methods:

Method	Input	Output
Crafting Mechanical Crafting Compacting	9 Gold Ingots	1 Block of Gold

Obtaining Crushed Gold Ore

Crushed Gold ore cannot be found naturally in the world but can be created through the following methods:

Method	Input	Output
Crushing	1 Gold Ore	1 Crushed Gold Ore 2 additional Crushed Gold Ore (30% chance each) 1 Cobblestone (12% chance)
Milling	1 Gold Ore	1 Crushed Gold Ore

Obtaining Gold Ingots

Gold ingots can be found in loot chests or as an occasional drop from Zombified Piglins. They can be created through the following methods:

Method	Input	Output
Crafting Mechanical Crafting Compacting	1 Block of Gold	9 Gold Ingots
Crafting Mechanical Crafting Compacting	9 Gold Nuggets	1 Gold Ingot
Smelting Bulk Smelting	1 Gold Ore	1 Gold Ingot
Smelting Bulk Smelting	1 Crushed Gold Ore	1 Gold Ingot

Obtaining Gold Nuggets

Gold nuggets are a drop from Zombified Piglins or can be created through the following methods:

Method	Input	Output
Crafting Mechanical Crafting Mixing	1 Gold Ingot	9 Gold Nuggets
Bulk Washing	1 Crushed Gold Ore	10 Gold Nuggets 5 additional Gold Nuggets (50% chance each)
Bulk Washing	1 Red Sand	3 Gold Nuggets (12% chance each) 1 Dead Bush (5% chance)
Bulk Washing	1 Soul Sand	4 Nether Quartz (12% chance each) 1 Gold Nugget (2% chance)
Smelting Bulk Smelting	Any Gold tool or armor	1 Gold Nugget

Obtaining Gold Ore

Gold Ore generates in veins deep underground throughout the world or near surface level in Badlands biomes. It cannot be created through any method.

Obtaining Gold Sheets

Gold sheets cannot be found naturally in the world but can be created through the following methods:

Method	Input	Output
Pressing	1 Gold Ingot	1 Gold Sheet