diff --git a/prototypes/gold-ore.lua b/prototypes/gold-ore.lua
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+local resource_autoplace = require('resource-autoplace');
+local noise = require('noise');
+
+local util = require("data-util");
+
+data:extend({
+	{
+    type = "autoplace-control",
+    category = "resource",
+    name = "gold-ore",
+    richness = true,
+    order = "b-e"
+	},
+	{
+    type = "noise-layer",
+    name = "gold-ore"
+	},
+	{
+    type = "resource",
+    icon_size = 64, icon_mipmaps = 3,
+    name = "gold-ore",
+    icon = "__bzgold__/graphics/icons/gold-ore.png",
+    flags = {"placeable-neutral"},
+    order="a-b-a",
+    map_color = {r=1.00, g=0.90, b=0.10},
+    minable =
+    {
+      hardness = 1,
+      mining_particle = "copper-ore-particle",
+      mining_time = 1,
+      results = {
+        {type="item", name="gold-ore", amount=1, probability=.25},
+        {type="item", name="stone", amount=1, probability=.75},
+      }
+    },
+    collision_box = {{ -0.1, -0.1}, {0.1, 0.1}},
+    selection_box = {{ -0.5, -0.5}, {0.5, 0.5}},
+
+    autoplace = resource_autoplace.resource_autoplace_settings{
+      name = "gold-ore",
+      order = "b-z",
+      base_density = 1,
+      base_spots_per_km2 = 1,
+      has_starting_area_placement = true, -- TODO CHANGE THIS
+      regular_rq_factor_multiplier = 1,
+      starting_rq_factor_multiplier = 1,
+    },
+
+    stage_counts = {15000, 9500, 5500, 2900, 1300, 400, 150, 80},
+        stages =
+        {
+          sheet =
+          {
+      filename = "__bzgold__/graphics/entity/ores/gold-ore.png",
+      priority = "extra-high",
+      size = 64,
+      frame_count = 8,
+      variation_count = 8,
+      hr_version =
+      {
+      filename = "__bzgold__/graphics/entity/ores/hr-gold-ore.png",
+        priority = "extra-high",
+        size = 128,
+        frame_count = 8,
+        variation_count = 8,
+        scale = 0.5
+      }
+          }
+    },
+  },
+  {
+      type = "item",
+      name = "gold-ore",
+      icon_size = 128,
+      icon = "__bzgold__/graphics/icons/gold-ore.png",
+      pictures = {
+        {filename="__bzgold__/graphics/icons/gold-ore.png", size=128, scale=0.125},
+        {filename="__bzgold__/graphics/icons/gold-ore-1.png", size=128, scale=0.125},
+        {filename="__bzgold__/graphics/icons/gold-ore-2.png", size=128, scale=0.125},
+        {filename="__bzgold__/graphics/icons/gold-ore-3.png", size=128, scale=0.125},
+        {filename="__bzgold__/graphics/icons/gold-ore-4.png", size=128, scale=0.125},
+      },
+      subgroup = "raw-resource",
+      order = "t-c-a",
+      stack_size = util.get_stack_size(50)
+  },
+})
diff --git a/prototypes/gold.lua b/prototypes/gold.lua
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+local util = require("data-util");
+
+data:extend({
+  {
+    type = "item",
+    name = "gold-ingot",
+    icon = "__bzgold__/graphics/icons/gold-ingot.png",
+    icon_size = 128,
+    subgroup = "raw-resource",
+    order = "b[gold-ingot]",
+    stack_size = util.get_stack_size(100),
+  },
+  {
+    type = "recipe",
+    name = "gold-ingot",
+    category = "smelting",
+    order = "d[gold-ingot]",
+    enabled = true,
+    energy_required = 1.6,
+    ingredients = {{"gold-ore", 1}},
+    results = {{"gold-ingot", 1}},
+  },
+  {
+    type = "technology",
+    name = "gold-processing",
+    icons = {
+      {
+        icon = "__bzgold__/graphics/icons/gold-ingot.png",
+        icon_size = 128,
+      },
+    },
+    effects = {
+      { type = "unlock-recipe", recipe = "gold-ingot" },
+    },
+    unit = {
+      count = 100, time = 15,
+      ingredients = {
+        {"automation-science-pack", 1},
+        {"logistic-science-pack", 1},
+        {"chemical-science-pack", 1},
+      },
+    },
+    prerequisites = mods["space-exploration"] and {"rocket-science-pack"} or {"chemical-science-pack"},
+    order = "b-b",
+  },
+})