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Coal Ore

Coal Ore is a block in Minecraft. It can be mined and collected.

Coal Ore is a mineral block that generates in the Overworld and drops Coal when mined.

Coal Ore can be mined with any pickaxe. Without Silk Touch, it drops 1 Coal (increased with Fortune) and 0–2 XP. Deepslate Coal Ore is a rarer variant that generates in deep underground layers. Coal Ore is primarily used for smelting into Coal and can also be placed under Note Blocks to produce bass drum sounds.

Where to find

Find Coal on the map →Generate a /give command for this item →

Renewable

Hardness

Blast Resistance

Harvested With

Stack Size

Pickaxe

0 - 2

Current for Java 26.2 and Bedrock 1.26.30

What does Coal Ore smelt into?

Coal Ore is used in the following smelting recipe:

Smelting Station:

Furnace

Blast Furnace

0.1 XP

What does Coal Ore drop when harvested?

The following items drop when Coal Ore is harvested:

Gathering Tool	Drops	Amount	Fortune I	Fortune II	Fortune III
Wooden Pickaxe	Coal	1	1–2	1–3	1–4
Stone Pickaxe	Coal	1	1–2	1–3	1–4
Golden Pickaxe	Coal	1	1–2	1–3	1–4
Iron Pickaxe	Coal	1	1–2	1–3	1–4
Diamond Pickaxe	Coal	1	1–2	1–3	1–4
Netherite Pickaxe	Coal	1	1–2	1–3	1–4
Copper Pickaxe	Coal	1	1–2	1–3	1–4

Which structures contain Coal Ore?

Coal Ore can be found in:

Fossil

Windswept Forest

Jagged Peaks

Windswept Hills