Gold Ore

Gold Ore

Type	Resource
Location	Mining; Blacksmith; Fishing; Frozen Geode; Magma Geode; Omni Geode; Panning; Traveling Cart; Lava Eel Fish Pond
Sell Price	25g

Gold Ore is the third metal of the mining ladder, found in the hot lava floors at the bottom of The Mines and throughout Skull Cavern. Five pieces smelt into a Gold Bar, the metal behind the Quality Sprinkler, the Gold tool upgrades and many mid-game machines. Gold takes far longer to smelt than copper or iron, so planning furnace time matters once it starts coming in. The ore also goes straight into the Mega Bomb, the most powerful of the bombs. Clint is the only villager who does not mind receiving a lump of it.

Location

Gold Nodes are the main supply, and a pickaxe breaks each one for a few pieces. In The Mines they only appear from floor 80 downward, among the lava pools of the deepest section. A common habit is to ride the elevator to floor 80 and work through the next few floors for gold. Skull Cavern also holds Gold Nodes, and they grow more common the deeper the run goes.

The Quarry and the Quarry Mine can spawn Gold Nodes too. So can the small quarry on the Hill-top and Four Corners farm maps, which makes those farms a little friendlier for metal.

Ghosts are the monster to hunt for gold. They haunt the middle floors of The Mines and sometimes drop up to three pieces of ore when slain. Breaking crates and barrels in The Mines or Skull Cavern gives a few more pieces.

Smaller finds fill the gaps. Frozen Geodes, Magma Geodes and Omni Geodes can hold gold, while the plain Geode never does. Panning in any river or lake can bring up a little ore, and so can fishing treasure chests. Artifact spots on the beach sometimes hide gold. A Lava Eel Fish Pond with a few fish produces a small batch now and then.

Clint sells Gold Ore at the Blacksmith for the times it is needed in a hurry. It is expensive, and the price nearly doubles after the first year, so mining is the cheaper route.

Uses

Smelting is the main use. A Furnace loaded with five pieces of Gold Ore and a lump of Coal makes a Gold Bar after about five in-game hours. Copper and iron finish far sooner, so gold ties up furnaces for most of an afternoon. Loading every furnace with gold before bed lets the bars finish overnight.

Mining level 8 teaches the Mega Bomb. Crafting four pieces of Gold Ore with a Solar Essence and a Void Essence makes one bomb. Its blast breaks every rock in a wide circle, which speeds up deep Skull Cavern runs in search of the next ladder.

Crafting Gold Ore with the other materials below makes these items.

Item	Image	Ingredients
Mega Bomb		Gold Ore (4), Solar Essence (1), Void Essence (1)

Notes

Several fish ask for three pieces of Gold Ore in their Fish Pond quests when their pond grows from five fish to seven.

At the Sewing Machine, Gold Ore in the spool makes the dyeable Turtleneck Sweater. It also serves as a yellow dye at the dye pots in Emily and Haley's house.

Clint feels neutral about receiving Gold Ore. Sam hates it, and every other villager dislikes it.

All Resources

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name	Image	Price
Bat Wing		15g
Battery Pack		500g
Bone Fragment		12g
Broken CD		0g
Broken Glasses		0g
Bug Meat		8g
Cave Jelly		180g
Cinder Shard		50g
Clay		20g
Coal		15g
Copper Bar		-
Copper Ore		5g
Driftwood		0g
Fiber		1g
Gold Bar		-
Gold Ore		25g
Green Algae		15g
Hardwood		15g
Iridium Bar		-
Iridium Ore		100g
Iron Bar		-
Iron Ore		10g
Joja Cola		25g
Monster Loot	-	-
Moss		5g
Radioactive Bar		-
Radioactive Ore		300g
Refined Quartz		50g
Rice		100g
River Jelly		125g
Rotten Plant		0g
Sea Jelly		200g
Soggy Newspaper		0g
Solar Essence		40g
Stone		2g
Sugar		50g
Trash	-	-
Trash (item)		0g
Treasure Chest		5000g
Vinegar		100g
Void Essence		50g
Wheat Flour		50g
White Algae		25g
Wood		2g