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I can't eat it, but it sure is shiny.

Wilson

A Gold Nugget is a mineral in Don't Starve. It is a required item for many Crafting recipes

Gold Nuggets can be found by mining Boulders (with gold veins on their side) or Stalagmites (found only in Caves). They can be found lying on the ground in Graveyards or Rocky biomes, and fall from the ceiling in Caves during Earthquakes. The Pig King will also exchange Gold Nuggets for certain items. As some of the aforementioned items exchangeable for Gold Nuggets are renewable, this makes it a fully renewable resource.

Like most other minerals, Gold Nuggets can be eaten by Slurtles and Snurtles, and Slurtles will attack a player carrying it if there aren't any other minerals in the immediate area.


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In the Shipwrecked DLC, Gold Nuggets can be Refined from Dubloons. Digging gold flecked Magma Piles can yield Gold Nuggets. Unlike gold veined Boulders, gold flecked Magma Piles do not have a preset amount of Gold Nuggets to drop. Instead, there is an independent 25% chance for each dug up item to be a Gold Nugget. Therefore, there is a small (~7.5%) chance to get no Gold Nuggets, and a very small (~0.00038%) chance to get a total 9 of them from each Magma Pile. Very rarely, Gold Nuggets can be found laying around in Jungle and Magma Field biomes.

This DLC also introduces many new methods to obtain items, most of them include Gold Nuggets as a possible reward, however, typically chance of getting a Gold Nugget among all possible rewards is small and some of these are chance encounters, therefore these cannot be used as a reliable method to obtain Gold Nuggets. These methods include:

In the Hamlet DLC, Gold Veins are not present, so the task to obtain Gold has become more difficult. It is still possible to mine Gold from Stalagmites, but Stalagmites themselves are rarer, and can only be found in Cave Clefts. However, new methods has been introduced to obtain gold:

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In Don't Starve Together Gold Nugget's can be crafted by Wilson using Nitre if he has the "Transmute Ore Ⅱ" ability unlocked in his insight skill-tree.

Icon Tools Usage[]

Gold Nugget
Twigs
4×
Alchemy Engine
Luxury Axe
Gold Nugget
Twigs
4×
Alchemy Engine
Opulent Pickaxe
Gold Nugget
Twigs
4×
Alchemy Engine
Regal Shovel
Gold Nugget
Pig Skin
4×
Beefalo Wool
4×
Alchemy Engine
Saddle
Gold Nugget
Walrus Tusk
Steel Wool
Alchemy Engine
Brush
Gold Nugget
Papyrus
Science Machine
Compass
Gold Nugget
Log
4×
Rocks
4×
Interface arrow right
Science Machine
Gold Nugget
Boards
4×
Cut Stone
2×
Science Machine
Alchemy Engine
Don't Starve icon
Gold Nugget
Cut Stone
Science Machine
Lightning Rod
Don't Starve icon
Gold Nugget
Boards
2×
Science Machine
Thermal Measurer
Gold Nugget
Boards
2×
Rope
2×
Science Machine
Rainometer
Gold Nugget
Gears
Boards
Alchemy Engine
Ice Box
Don't Starve icon
Gold Nugget
Straw Hat
Fireflies
Alchemy Engine
Miner Hat
Gold Nugget
Walrus Tusk
Twigs
4×
Alchemy Engine
Walking Cane
Gold Nugget
Papyrus
2×
Seeds
2×
Alchemy Engine
Birdcage
Gold Nugget
Blue Gem
Prestihatitator
Chilled Amulet
Gold Nugget
Nightmare Fuel
2×
Red Gem
Prestihatitator
Night Light
Gold Nugget
Nightmare Fuel
2×
Red Gem
Prestihatitator
Life Giving Amulet
Gold Nugget
Nightmare Fuel
4×
Purple Gem
2×
Shadow Manipulator
Nightmare Amulet
Gold Nugget
Living Log
4×
Nightmare Fuel
4×
Shadow Manipulator
Telelocator Focus
Gold Nugget
Cut Stone
Science Machine
Electrical Doodad
Don't Starve icon
Wagstaff Portrait
Gold Nugget
Pig Skin
Interface arrow right
Spectoggles
Wagstaff Portrait
Gold Nugget
10×
Cut Stone
Gears
6×
Alchemy Engine
Accomploshrine
Console versions of Don't Starve only
Gold Nugget
Cut Stone
Science Machine
Lightning Rod
Reign of Giants icon
Gold Nugget
Cut Stone
Science Machine
Electrical Doodad
Reign of Giants icon
Gold Nugget
Gears
Cut Stone
Alchemy Engine
Ice Box
Reign of Giants icon
Gold Nugget
10×
Boards
4×
Scales
Alchemy Engine
Scaled Chest
Reign of Giants icon
Gold Nugget
Rocks
2×
Interface arrow right
Battle Helm
Reign of Giants icon
Wigfrid Portrait
Gold Nugget
Flint
2×
Twigs
2×
Interface arrow right
Battle Spear
Reign of Giants icon
Wigfrid Portrait
Gold Nugget
Twigs
4×
Alchemy Engine
Luxury Machete
Shipwrecked icon
Gold Nugget
Electrical Doodad
1×
Turbine Blades
Alchemy Engine
Iron Wind
Shipwrecked icon
Gold Nugget
Empty Bottle
Pig Skin
Science Machine
Spyglass
Shipwrecked icon
Gold Nugget
Spyglass
Eye of the Tiger Shark
Science Machine
Super Spyglass
Shipwrecked icon
Gold Nugget
Twigs
Dead Swordfish
Alchemy Engine
Cutlass Supreme
Shipwrecked icon
Gold Nugget
Hound's Tooth
5×
Alchemy Engine
Shark Tooth Crown
Shipwrecked icon
Gold Nugget
Pig Mayor
Oinc
5×
Hamlet icon
Gold Nugget
Thunder Feather
Cork
3×
Alchemy Engine
Thunderhat
Hamlet icon
Gold Nugget
Cut Stone
4×
Pig Skin
4×
Key to the City
Swinesbury Mineral Exchange
Hamlet icon
Gold Nugget
Cut Stone
4×
Pig Skin
4×
Key to the City
My City Hall
Hamlet icon
Gold Nugget
Cut Stone
1×
Log
1×
Science Machine
Pocket Scale
Don't Starve Together icon
Gold Nugget
Flint
Interface arrow right
Compass
Don't Starve Together icon
Gold Nugget
Cut Reeds
2×
Saffron Feather
Science Machine
Electric Dart
Don't Starve Together icon
Gold Nugget
Think Tank
Lightning Conductor
Don't Starve Together icon
Gold Nugget
Pig Skin
Science Machine
Fashion Goggles
Don't Starve Together icon
Gold Nugget
Twigs
4×
Alchemy Engine
Splendid Garden Hoe
DST icon
Gold Nugget
Flint
1×
Science Machine
Beefalo Bell
DST icon
Gold Nugget
Twigs
Rocks
Flint
3×
Sawhorse
Art
DST icon
Gold Nugget
Rope
Petals
3×
Interface arrow right
Willow's Lighter
Don't Starve Together icon
Willow Portrait
Gold Nugget
Twigs
1×
Interface arrow right
Golden Dumbbell
DST icon
Wolfgang Portrait
Gold Nugget
Boards
2×
Azure Feather
2×
Beeswax
2×
Interface arrow right
Battle Call Canister
DST icon
Wigfrid Portrait
Battle Call Canister Skill
Gold Nugget
Marble
1×
Beefalo Wool
2×
Interface arrow right
Commander's Helm
DST icon
Wigfrid Portrait
Commander's Helm Skill
Gold Nugget
Beefalo Wool
3×
Interface arrow right
Battle Rönd
DST icon
Wigfrid Portrait
Battle Rönd Skill
Gold Nugget
Marble
3×
Azure Feather
6×
Interface arrow right
Battle Saddle
DST icon
Wigfrid Portrait
Battle Saddle Skill
Gold Nugget
Boards
2×
Rope
1×
Interface arrow right
Shoo Box
DST icon
Webber Portrait
Gold Nugget
Trusty Tape
Fireflies
Interface arrow right
Winona's Spotlight
Don't Starve Together icon
Winona Portrait
Gold Nugget
Charcoal
6×
Twigs
6×
Interface arrow right
Portable Crock Pot
Don't Starve Together icon
Warly Portrait
Gold Nugget
Electrical Doodad
2×
Twigs
4×
Interface arrow right
Portable Grinding Mill
Don't Starve Together icon
Warly Portrait
Gold Nugget
Cut Stone
3×
Twigs
6×
Interface arrow right
Portable Seasoning Station
Don't Starve Together icon
Warly Portrait
Gold Nugget
Science Machine
Gold Rounds
10×
Don't Starve Together icon
Walter Portrait
Gold Nugget
Flint
Twigs
3×
Interface arrow right
Clockmaker's Tools
DST icon
Wanda Portrait
Gold Nugget
Time Pieces
Interface arrow right
Backstep Watch
DST icon
Wanda Portrait
Gold Nugget
Time Pieces
2×
Walrus Tusk
Prestihatitator
Backtrek Watch
DST icon
Wanda Portrait
Gold Nugget
Boards
2×
Interface arrow right
Gobbler Shrine
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Year of the Gobbler event
Gold Nugget
Boards
2×
Interface arrow right
Varg Shrine
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Year of the Varg event
Gold Nugget
Boards
2×
Interface arrow right
Pig Shrine
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Year of the Pig King event
Gold Nugget
Boards
2×
Interface arrow right
Carrat Shrine
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Year of the Carrat event
Gold Nugget
Boards
2×
Interface arrow right
Beefalo Shrine
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Year of the Beefalo event
Gold Nugget
Boards
2×
Interface arrow right
Catcoon Shrine
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Year of the Catcoon event
Gold Nugget
Carrat Shrine
Carrat Item
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Year of the Carrat event
Gold Nugget
Carrat Shrine
Starting Point Kit
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Year of the Carrat event
Gold Nugget
Carrat Shrine
Finish Line Kit
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Year of the Carrat event
Gold Nugget
Boards
4×
Beefalo Wool
2×
Beefalo Shrine
Judge's Booth Item
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Year of the Beefalo event
Gold Nugget
Boards
2×
Beefalo Shrine
Beefalo Stage Item
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Year of the Beefalo event
Gold Nugget
Stinger
1×
Silk
2×
Beefalo Shrine
Sewing Machine Kit
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Year of the Beefalo event
Gold Nugget
Cawnival Creation Filter
Cawnival Tokens
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Midsummer Cawnival event
Gold Nugget
Seeds
3×
Cawnival Creation Filter
Cawnival Sapling
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Midsummer Cawnival event
Gold Nugget
Seeds
3×
Cawnival Creation Filter
Prize Booth Kit
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Midsummer Cawnival event
Gold Nugget
Seeds
3×
Cawnival Creation Filter
Eggs in a Basket Kit
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Midsummer Cawnival event
Gold Nugget
Seeds
3×
Cawnival Creation Filter
Hubbub for Grub Kit
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Midsummer Cawnival event
Gold Nugget
Seeds
3×
Cawnival Creation Filter
Egg Scramble Kit
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Midsummer Cawnival event
Gold Nugget
Frog Legs
Sanity Decrease
10×
Mad Scientist Lab
Phobic Experiment
Don't Starve Together icon
Only during Hallowed Nights event

Placeholder Trivia[]

  • During the research period of Don't Starve, Gold Nuggets offered 15 Research Points when put in a Science Machine or an Alchemy Engine.
  • Gold Nuggets take on a silvery luster when the player is insane.
  • Though in real life Gold Nuggets sink in the water, they stay afloat in the Singleplayer. Gold Nuggets sink in the water in Don't Starve Together.

Blueprint Gallery[]

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