Iron Nugget

Iron Nugget

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

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Iron nuggets are small pieces of iron that are used to craft various items such as iron ingots. They can be obtained by smelting iron tools, iron weapons, or iron and chainmail armor, or by crafting them from an iron ingot. One iron nugget is effectively worth one-ninth of an iron ingot.

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Iron Ingot	9

Smelting

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Iron Sword or  Iron Spear or  Any iron tools or  Any iron armor or  Any chainmail armor or  Iron Horse Armor or  Iron Nautilus Armor + Any fuel	0.1

Durability and enchantments do not affect the ability to smelt iron tools, weapons, or armor into iron nuggets.

Bartering

Piglins may barter 10–36 iron nuggets with a chance of ~2.13% (¹⁰⁄₄₆₉) when given a gold ingot.

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Iron Nugget	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	2–8	24.4% { "item": "Iron Nugget", "stacksize": "2–8", "chance": 0.24372395924512447, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
		Bridge chest	2–6	47.9% { "item": "Iron Nugget", "stacksize": "2–6", "chance": 0.4794666666666667, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	9–18	46.4% { "item": "Iron Nugget", "stacksize": "9–18", "chance": 0.46437576826185156, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
	Shipwreck	Treasure chest	1–10	94.5% { "item": "Iron Nugget", "stacksize": "1–10", "chance": 0.9448623657226562, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Treasure chest" }
	Village	Taiga house chest	1–5	9.7% { "item": "Iron Nugget", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.09723883474496142, "structure": "Village", "container": "Taiga house chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Iron Nugget	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	2–8	27.2% { "item": "Iron Nugget", "stacksize": "2–8", "chance": 0.2724236654071044, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
		Bridge chest	2–6	47.9% { "item": "Iron Nugget", "stacksize": "2–6", "chance": 0.4794666666666667, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	9–18	46.4% { "item": "Iron Nugget", "stacksize": "9–18", "chance": 0.46437576826185156, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
	Shipwreck	Treasure chest	1–10	94.5% { "item": "Iron Nugget", "stacksize": "1–10", "chance": 0.9448623657226562, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Treasure chest" }
	Village	Taiga house chest	1–5	10.7% { "item": "Iron Nugget", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.10665831307875395, "structure": "Village", "container": "Taiga house chest" }

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Item tags	Translation key
Iron Nugget	iron_nugget	Item	metal_nuggets	item.minecraft.iron_nugget

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Iron Nugget	iron_nugget	569	Item	item.iron_nugget.name

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.11.1			16w50a				Added iron nuggets.
							Iron nuggets can be used to craft iron ingots.
							Iron nuggets are obtained from smelting iron tools and armor.
1.13			18w11a				Iron nuggets now generate in shipwreck chests.
1.14			18w46a				Iron nuggets are now used to craft lanterns.
			18w50a				Iron nuggets can now be found in chests in taiga village houses.
1.16			20w06a				Iron nuggets are now used to craft soul fire lanterns.
			20w10a				Iron nuggets now have a 10⁄411 (~2.43%) chance of being given by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 9–36.
			20w16a				Iron nuggets are now used to craft chains.
							Iron nuggets now generate in ruined portal and bastion remnants chests.
26.1			snap2				Iron nuggets are now included in the item tag metal_nuggets.
							Iron nuggets can now be used to craft name tags.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Added iron nuggets.
							Iron nuggets can be used to craft iron ingots.
							Iron nuggets are obtained from smelting iron tools and armor.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.20.1				Iron nuggets can now be found in some shipwreck chests.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				Iron nuggets are now used to craft lanterns.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.1				Iron nugget can now be found in taiga village house chests.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.51				Iron nuggets are now used to craft soul fire lanterns.
			beta 1.16.0.57				Iron nuggets now have a 10⁄411 (~2.43%) chance of being given by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 9–36.
							Iron nuggets now generate in ruined portal and bastion remnants chests.
			beta 1.16.0.59				Iron nuggets are now used to craft chains.
1.16.100			beta 1.16.100.50				Iron nuggets can now be used as fuel in a furnace.
1.18.30			beta 1.18.30.26				Iron nuggets can no longer be used as fuel in a furnace.
26.0 Experiment Drop 1 of 2026			Preview 26.0.27				Iron nuggets are now included in the item tag minecraft:metal_nuggets.
							Iron nuggets can now be used to craft name tags.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU53	CU43	1.49	1.50	1.49	Patch 23	1.0.3	Added iron nuggets.
							Iron nuggets can be used to craft iron ingots.
							Iron nuggets are obtained from smelting iron tools and armor.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Iron nuggets can now be found in some shipwreck chests.
			1.90				Iron nuggets are now used to craft lanterns.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.9.19							Added iron nuggets.
							Iron nuggets can be used to craft iron ingots.
							Iron nuggets are obtained from smelting iron tools and armor.

Data history

Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 452.

Issues

Issues relating to "Iron Nugget" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

• 
  The first image of an iron nugget in Bedrock Edition.

In other media

• 
  An iron nugget as it appears in Minecraft Earth.

See also

• Copper Nugget
• Gold Nugget