Gold Pickaxe

Type	Tool
Damage	6 (Melee)
Knockback	2 (Very weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	20 (Very fast)
Tool speed	17
Tooltip	Can mine Meteorite
Rarity
Sell	20
Research	1 required
Use	https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/File:Item_1.wav

The Gold Pickaxe is an early-game pickaxe that is stronger than the Silver and Tungsten Pickaxes. Compared to its alternate ore version, the Platinum Pickaxe, it has less pickaxe power, deals 1 less damage, and is slightly slower in terms of mining speed.

Its best modifier is Light for harvesting purposes and Legendary for combat purposes.

Crafting

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: Gold Pickaxe	Gold Bar10 Any Wood4	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
only: Gold Pickaxe	Gold Bar12 Any Wood4	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil

One hit needed	Two hits needed	Cannot mine
Ash Block Clay Block Dirt Block Mud Block Sand Block Silt Block	Grass Stone Block Bricks Gems Pre-hardmode Ores Meteorite Obsidian () Demonite Crimtane	Hellstone Ebonstone Block Dungeon Bricks Lihzahrd Brick Hardmode Ores

Its mining speed is 17, compared to Silver Pickaxe's 11 and Tungsten Pickaxe's 19. However, the Silver Pickaxe will require one more hit to destroy blocks, and therefore the Gold Pickaxe is a faster upgrade. Note that mining stone-like blocks will take 34 time with Gold and 33 with Silver, where dirt-like blocks will take 17 time with Gold and 22 with Silver.
Additionally, in worlds that generated with Silver Ore instead of Tungsten Ore, the Gold Pickaxe is the earliest pickaxe the player can obtain that can mine Meteorite as well, unless the player has obtained the Bone Pickaxe dropped by the Undead Miner.