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Gold Ore
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| Gold Ore | |
| A precious ore that can be smelted into bars. | |
| Information | |
| Source | Mining • Blacksmith • Fishing • Frozen Geode • Magma Geode • Omni Geode • Panning • Traveling Cart • Lava Eel Fish Pond |
| Sell Price | 25g |
Gold Ore is a resource obtained largely from Gold Nodes with a Pickaxe.
Locations
- Gold Nodes in the Mines at floors 80+
- Gold Nodes in the Skull Cavern rarely at floors 60+ and more commonly at floors 80+
- Nodes can spawn in the Quarry or in the quarry on the Hill-top and Four Corners Farm Maps.
- Breaking boxes and barrels in the Mines.
- Ghosts have a 20% chance of dropping 1-3 gold ore.
- Fishing treasure chests.
- Beachfront Artifact Spots.
- Frozen Geodes, Magma Geodes, or Omni Geodes.
- Panning
- Traveling Cart for 100–1,000g.
- Blacksmith for 400g each in year 1, 750g each in year 2+.
- Lava Eel Fish Pond when population reaches 3 or more.
Smelting
Gold ore can be smelted in a Furnace to create a Gold Bar. The smelting requires 5 gold ore and 1 coal to begin and takes approximately 5 in-game hours to complete.
Crafting
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Recipe Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Bomb | Generates a powerful explosion. Use with extreme caution. | Gold Ore (4) Solar Essence (1) Void Essence (1) | Mining Level 8 |
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
| |
|---|---|
| Neutral | Clint |
| Dislike | Abigail • Alex • Caroline • Demetrius • Dwarf • Elliott • Emily • Evelyn • George • Gus • Haley • Harvey • Jas • Jodi • Kent • Krobus • Leah • Leo • Lewis • Linus • Marnie • Maru • Pam • Penny • Pierre • Robin • Sandy • Sebastian • Shane • Vincent • Willy • Wizard |
| Hate | Sam |
Tailoring
Gold Ore can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Turtleneck Sweater. It can be used in dyeing, serving as a yellow dye at the dye pots, located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.
Quests
Three Gold Ore may be requested by several fish in Fish Pond quests to increase the capacity of the pond from 5 to 7.
History
- 1.3.27: Increased price from 400g in year 1 to 750g in year 2+.
- 1.4: Can now be used in Tailoring. Can be requested in Fish Pond quests. Can be produced by Fish Ponds.
| Resources | |
|---|---|
| Basic | Battery Pack • Bone Fragment • Cinder Shard • Clay • Coal • Fiber • Hardwood • Moss • Stone • Wood |
| Ore | Copper Ore • Iron Ore • Gold Ore • Iridium Ore • Radioactive Ore |
| Bars | Copper Bar • Iron Bar • Gold Bar • Iridium Bar • Radioactive Bar • Refined Quartz |