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Raw Iron in Minecraft

Raw iron is a metal mineral that is dropped when a player mines a block of iron ore or deepslate iron ore with a pickaxe. Raw iron is smelted into iron ingots. It is a mineral resource that is quite useful and important, but a little uncommon in the Overworld.


Raw iron (via screenshot)


How to get raw iron?


Raw iron can be obtained by mining iron ore or deepslate iron ore. They drop 1 unit of raw gold per block of iron ore when mined with a stone pickaxe or higher. The amount of raw iron received per block of ore can be increased up to four by using a pickaxe enchanted with Fortune III.


Regular and deepslate iron ore (via screenshot)


What is the use of raw iron?


Raw iron is smelted into iron ingots that have a variety of uses. You can also make raw iron blocks by placing 9 units of raw iron in the crafting grid, which is an efficient way of storing large quantities of raw iron.


Smelting raw iron into iron ingots (via screenshot)


Conclusion


Raw iron is a metallic mineral that is found underground in the Overworld. You can smelt it into iron ingots that can be used to make iron armor, iron tools, anvils, etc. You can also turn it into a raw iron block to store them in a more compact way, as a single block can hold 9 units at a time.


FAQs


Q. What is the use of raw iron?

A. Raw iron’s primary use is to smelt into iron ingots that are used for a variety of purposes.


Q. Is raw iron rare?

A. Raw iron is an uncommon ore in Minecraft which is mostly found underground.


Q. What is the easiest way to find raw iron?

A. Iron ore can be found in caves quite commonly. This is the easiest and most reliable way of getting raw iron.


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