Gold is harvested using a pickaxe or shovel. There is a 2.0% chance to find this colored ore while mining. You'll need to level 85 in mining to start smelting golden ingots. Having a weapon crafted with Golden ingots will give you 40% luck. And a total of 10% Resist.
Physical resist: 2
Fire resist: 2
Cold resist: 3
Poison resist: 0
Energy resist: 3