Coal in Minecraft: Where to Find & Uses

Coal in Minecraft: Where to Find & Uses

How do you craft Coal?

Crafting recipe for Coal

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Which villagers trade Coal?

Coal can be used in the following trades

				Item Wanted	Item Given
Armorer	Novice	1	100%	15 × Coal	Emerald	16	2
Butcher	Apprentice	3	100%	15 × Coal	Emerald	16	10
Fisherman	Novice	1	50%	10 × Coal	Emerald	16	2
Tool Smith	Novice	1	100%	15 × Coal	Emerald	16	2
Weapon Smith	Novice	1	100%	15 × Coal	Emerald	16	2

How do you obtain Coal?

Coal can be obtained from:

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

Which structures contain Coal?

Coal can be found in the following structures


Ocean Ruin	82.6%	4.25	1.2
Igloo	70.4%	2.98	1.4
Ancient City tile-chest-name	47.4%	6.56	2.1
Snowy Village	41.2%	1.30	2.4
Shipwreck Supply Chests	37.3%	2.32	2.7
Stronghold Storerooms	28.5%	1.78	3.5
Butcher House	27.9%	0.64	3.6
Mineshaft	27.3%	1.68	3.7
Woodland Mansion	24.9%	0.69	4.0
Tool Smith House	9.9%	0.21	10.1

How do you get Coal by brushing?

Coal can be found by brushing in the following locations:


Ocean Ruin	Suspicious Sand	13.3%	0.133	7.5
Ocean Ruin	Suspicious Gravel	13.3%	0.133	7.5