Gold Ore

Gold Ore is a resource obtained largely from Gold Nodes with a Pickaxe.

Locations

• Gold nodes in the Mines at levels 80+
• Gold Nodes in the Skull Cavern rarely at levels 60+ and more commonly at levels 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

Tailoring

Gold Ore can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Turtleneck Sweater.

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: 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.