BeginnerSurvival
Your first night in Minecraft, then the first 10 hours
Smelt Raw Iron in the Furnace to get Iron Ingots.
Tested 26.3
The Raw Iron drops one per iron ore and smelts into an Iron Ingot. Raw metal is what a metal ore drops when mined without Silk Touch, ready to be smelted.
It is made with the Crafting Table from Block of Raw Iron.
What it does
Smelt it in a furnace or, twice as fast, in a Blast Furnace to get one ingot per piece. Fortune raises the number of pieces from each ore, which is why miners keep Silk Touch for other blocks.
Nine pieces make a raw block for compact storage, and the block turns back into nine.
How to craft
Crafting table Any arrangement Also in the 2×2 inventory grid 
9 Block of Raw Iron → 9 × Raw Iron
// Slots with several items cycle through every accepted option.
Tutorials with Raw Iron (2)
BeginnerExploration
Minecraft ore distribution: the best Y level for every ore
A Stone Pickaxe or Copper Pickaxe is enough; each ore drops 1 Raw Iron.
Tested 26.3
Used to craft (2)
Iron IngotBlock of Raw Iron Obtained from
Raw Iron · FAQ
How do you get Raw Iron in Minecraft?
At the Crafting Table: 1 × Block of Raw Iron gives 9 × Raw Iron.
What is Raw Iron used for in Minecraft?
It is unrefined metal that you smelt into ingots. It is an ingredient in 2 recipes, made at the Blast Furnace, Furnace and Crafting Table; for example Iron Ingot and Block of Raw Iron.