Copper Ore

This article is about the ore. For the item, see Copper Ingot. For the mineral block, see Block of Copper.

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

For copper ore distribution, see Ore § Overworld.

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^{[until 1.18]} or 2-5‌^{[upcoming: 1.18]} 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
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

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:

Sound	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	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	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

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:

Sound	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	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.deepslate.fall	None	?	?	?
	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	?	?	?

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

October 3, 2020					Copper ore is announced at Minecraft Live 2020.
Java Edition
1.17		20w45a			Added copper ore.
					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.
					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.
		21w38a			Reduced the maximum Y-level for copper ore generation to Y=95.
					Increased the amount of copper ore.
		21w40a			Copper ore now drops 2-5 raw copper when mined.
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.
					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.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.18.0		beta 1.18.0.21			Copper ore now drops 2-5 raw copper when mined.

Issues

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Gallery

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  Coal and copper ores in a mountains biome.

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  Deepslate copper ore in a ravine.