Copper Ore

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	3
Hardness	Copper Ore: 3 Deepslate Copper Ore: 4.5
Luminant	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

Copper ore is a mineral block found underground.

Deepslate copper ore is the deepslate variant of copper ore.

Obtaining[]

Natural generation[]

Copper ore can be generated anywhere on the Overworld in the form of veins. In Java Edition, copper ore tries to generate 6 times per chunk in groups from 0 to 16, in layers 0 to 96, being most common in layers 47 and 48 and less common at the ends. Copper ore can replace stone, granite, diorite, andesite, tuff and deepslate. Copper ore rarely replaces deepslate and tuff, generating within deepslate and tuff areas of layers 0 to 16. When it is replaced, it becomes the deepslate copper ore.

Breaking[]

Copper ore must be mined with a stone pickaxe or higher, or else it drops nothing.

Breaking copper ore drops 2-3 raw copper, unless mined with a Silk Touch pickaxe. It is affected by Fortune enchantment, dropping up to 12 raw copper with Fortune III.

Block	Copper Ore	Deepslate Copper Ore
Hardness	3	4.5
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	15	22.5
Wooden	7.5	11.25
Stone	1.15	1.7
Iron	0.75	1.15
Diamond	0.6	0.85
Netherite	0.5	0.75
Golden	1.25	1.9

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Usage[]

The primary usage of copper ore is to obtain copper ingots. Nine copper ingots can be crafted into copper blocks. Copper ore does not weather like its block counterpart, though the ore itself shows some oxidization.

Smelting ingredients[]

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Copper Ore or Deepslate Copper Ore or Raw Copper + Any fuel	0.7

Sounds[]

Copper Ore[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`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	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.stone.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`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

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0
	Blocks	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	`use.stone`	1.0	0.8

Deepslate Copper Ore[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.deepslate.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	?	?	?
None^{[sound 1]}	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.deepslate.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	?	?	?
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.deepslate.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	?	?	?
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.deepslate.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	?	?	?
Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.deepslate.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	?	?	?

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Bedrock Edition:^{[more information needed]}

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Resource location	Block tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Copper Ore	`copper_ore`	`copper_ores` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_stone_tool`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.copper_ore`
Deepslate Copper Ore	`deepslate_copper_ore`	`copper_ores` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_stone_tool`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.deepslate_copper_ore`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Resource location	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Copper Ore	`copper_ore`	`566`	Block & Item	`tile.copper_ore.name`
Deepslate Copper Ore	`deepslate_copper_ore`	`663`	Block & Item	`tile.deepslate_copper_ore.name`

History[]

Java Edition
October 3, 2020		Copper ore is announced at Minecraft Live 2020.
1.17	20w45a	Added copper ore.
	20w45a	Copper ore generates evenly between levels 4 and 63, and has the same rarity as iron ore.
	21w07a	Copper ore now generates as a periodic normal distribution from levels 0 to 96.
February 22, 2021		JAPPA shows updated copper ore texture.
1.17	21w08a	The texture of copper ore has been changed.
	21w10a	Added deepslate variant of copper ore.
		Added `copper_ores` block tag.
		Copper ore becomes a little rarer than iron ore.
	21w13a	Now generates uniformly between levels 0 and 63 instead of generating with a normal curve from 0 to 96.
	21w14a	It now drops raw copper when broken without Silk Touch, instead of itself.
	21w15a	The texture of the deepslate copper ore has been changed.
	21w15a	Now generates as a periodic normal distribution between levels 0 and 192.
	21w17a	Copper and deepslate copper ore now drops 2-3 raw copper when mined or more when using a tool enchanted with Fortune.
		Deepslate copper ore variant now generates naturally.
		Copper ore can now replace tuff and deepslate upon generating.
	21w18a	Reduced copper spawning a bit, to compensate for large ore veins. They are found beteen levels 0 and 96.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.18	experimental snapshot 4	Bigger copper blobs can now generate in dripstone caves.
Bedrock Edition
Caves & Cliffs (experimental)	beta 1.16.210.57	Added copper ore. The model has random rotation.
	beta 1.16.220.50	Changed texture of copper ore.
	beta 1.16.220.52	Copper ore can no longer be randomly rotated.
1.17.0	beta 1.16.230.52	Added deepslate variant of copper ore.
	beta 1.16.230.56	Changed Copper Ore generation.
	beta 1.17.0.50	The texture of deepslate copper ore was changed to match Java Edition.
	beta 1.17.0.50	It now drops raw copper when broken without Silk Touch, instead of itself.
	beta 1.17.0.52	Copper ores are no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.
	beta 1.17.0.54	Copper and deepslate copper ore now drops 2-3 raw copper when mined or more when using a tool enchanted with Fortune.