How do I get iron I see it and mine it in survival but I can't collect it
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You need to use a pickaxe. Your hand will just dig it up but not let you collect it. A pickaxe will dig it up and let you collect it.
You have to mine the iron ore with at least a stone pickaxe. A wooden pickaxe or your hand will mine the iron but will not be collected. Once you have the ore, all you have to do is put it in a furnace to smelt it into iron ingots which you can craft with.
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