Copper Ore
This article is about the ore. For the item, see Copper Ingot. For the mineral block, see Copper Block.
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Copper Ore
| Renewable |
No |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance |
3 |
| Hardness |
3 |
| Luminant |
No |
| Transparent |
No |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
Copper ore is a mineral block found underground. It has the same abundance as Iron Ore.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Breaking[edit]
Copper ore must be mined with a stone pickaxe or higher, or else it drops nothing.
| Block | Copper Ore | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 3 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[note 1] | ||
| Default | 15 | |
| Wooden | 7.5 | |
| Stone | 1.15 | |
| Iron | 0.75 | |
| Diamond | 0.6 | |
| Netherite | 0.5 | |
| Golden | 1.25 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation[edit]
Copper ore can generate anywhere in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins from levels 4 to 63. It has the same rarity of iron.
Usage[edit]
The primary usage of copper ore is to obtain copper ingots. Copper Ingots can be crafted into copper blocks, which takes only 4 ingots, unlike most mineral blocks. Copper ore does not weather like its block counterpart.
Smelting ingredients[edit]
| Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|
| Copper Ore + Any fuel |
Sounds[edit]
| Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Breaking the block | block.stone.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.stone.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | Mining the block | block.stone.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | Placing the block | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Name | Namespaced ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Copper Ore | copper_ore | block.minecraft.copper_ore |
History[edit]
| October 3, 2020 | .png){kind=small} Copper ore is announced at Minecraft Live 2020. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
| 1.17 | 20w45a | Added copper ore. | |||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Copper Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- Copper ore is the first metal ore to have a different base texture to that of other metal ores.
- Groups of copper ore veins will be generating in a much more unique way than other ores. However, currently Copper has the same generation as iron as a placeholder.
