Raw Gold

Raw Gold

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)

Raw gold is a raw metal resource obtained by 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	9

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	1

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

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Item tags	Translation key
Raw Gold	raw_gold	Item	piglin_loved	item.minecraft.raw_gold

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Raw Gold	raw_gold	506	Item	item.raw_gold.name

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​ 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: Bell Block of Gold Block of Raw Gold Clock Deepslate Gold Ore Enchanted Golden Apple Gilded Blackstone Glistering Melon Slice Gold Ingot Gold Ore Golden Apple Golden Axe Golden Boots Golden Carrot Golden Chestplate Golden Dandelion Golden Helmet Golden Hoe Golden Horse Armor Golden Leggings Golden Nautilus Armor Golden Pickaxe Golden Shovel Golden Spear Golden Sword Light Weighted Pressure Plate Nether Gold Ore Raw Gold The player must not be wearing any golden armor when the piglin accepts or picks up the item.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.17			21w14a				Added raw gold.
			April 13, 2021				JAPPA shows a new raw gold texture.
			21w15a				The texture of raw gold has been changed.
							Raw gold can now be used to craft blocks of raw gold.
			April 16, 2021				JAPPA shows a new raw gold texture again.
			21w16a				The texture of raw gold has been changed.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.17.0			beta 1.17.0.50				Added raw gold.
			beta 1.17.0.52				Raw gold is now available without enabling Experimental Gameplay.
			beta 1.17.0.54				The texture of raw gold has been changed.

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.