What is the point of raw iron blocks?

Raw Iron

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Obtaining[]
Smelting ingredient[]
Data values[]
What if we smelt raw iron block?
Why did they add raw iron to Minecraft?
What can I do with a block of raw gold?

Rarity color

Common

Renewable

Stackable

Yes (64)

Raw iron is a raw metal resource obtained from mining iron ore.

1 Obtaining
- 1.1 Mining
- 1.2 Crafting
2 Usage
- 2.1 Crafting
- 2.2 Smelting ingredient
3 Data values
- 3.1 ID
4 History
5 Issues

Obtaining[]

Mining[]

Iron ore and deepslate iron ore mined with a stone pickaxe or higher drops 1 unit of raw iron. 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 Iron

Block of Raw Iron

Usage[]

The primary usage of raw iron is smelting it into iron ingots.

Crafting[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Block of Raw Iron	Raw Iron

Smelting ingredient[]

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Raw Iron + Any fuel	0.7

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Item tags	Translation key
Raw Iron	`raw_iron`	Item	None	`item.minecraft.raw_iron`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Raw Iron	`raw_iron`	`505`	Item	`item.raw_iron.name`

History[]

Java Edition
1.17	21w14a	Added raw iron.
April 13, 2021	JAPPA shows a new raw iron texture.
21w15a	The texture of raw iron has been changed.
Raw iron can now be used to craft block of raw iron.
April 16, 2021	JAPPA shows a new raw iron texture again.
21w16a	The texture of raw iron has been changed.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.0	beta 1.17.0.50	Added raw iron.
beta 1.17.0.52	Raw iron are now available without enabling experimental gameplay.
beta 1.17.0.54	The texture of raw iron has been changed.

Issues[]

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What if we smelt raw iron block?

Instead of iron ore dropping itself when mined, it will now drop raw iron. This same concept will also apply to deepslate iron ore. Players can take raw iron and smelt it into iron ingots.

Why did they add raw iron to Minecraft?

Raw Metals are an upcoming addition to the massive Minecraft Caves and Cliffs update. They are a highly requested feature that allows players to mine certain resources more efficiently. These metals change the way ores such as Gold, Iron and Copper work. Previously, when an ore was mined, it would drop an ore block.