gold_ore is not recognized as an item in datapacks

Below is a datapack alternative smelting recipe, when replaced with any other ore, it works perfectly, but specifically gold_ore is not affected

{
"type": "smelting",
"ingredient":

{ "item": "minecraft:gold_ore" }

,
"result": "minecraft:dirt",
"experience": 1,
"cookingtime": 20
}