Renewable |
No |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
3 |
Hardness |
Copper Ore: 3 |
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, usually found deeper underground.
Contents
Obtaining[]
Natural generation[]
Copper ore can be generated anywhere on the Overworld in the form of blobs. 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.
In dripstone caves biomes, copper ore veins are larger on average, and deeplsplate ores appear more frequently.
In Bedrock Edition, copper ore generate in two batches, the first batch generate anywhere on the overworld biomes except dripstone caves 16 times per chunks in groups from 0 to 16, in layer -16 to 112, being most common in layers 47 and 48 and less common at the ends. the second batch generate only in dripstone caves 16 times per chunks in groups from 0 to 40, in layer -16 to 112, being most common in layers 47 and 48 and less common at the ends. Copper ore can replace stone, granite, diorite, andesite, and deepslate. Copper ore that replace deepslate become deepslate copper ore.
Copper ore generates most abundantly in beach biomes, especially stoney shores with multiple raw copper blocks being common. It can also spawn rare ore veins above Y=0, mixed with granite and the occasional raw copper blocks.
Breaking[]
Copper ore must be mined with a stone pickaxe or higher, or else it drops nothing.
Breaking copper ore drops 2-5 raw copper, unless mined with a Silk Touch pickaxe. It is affected by Fortune enchantment, dropping up to 20 raw copper, or 7.7 raw copper on average 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 |
Sounds[]
Copper Ore[]
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[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 |
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[]
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[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 | ? | ? | ? |
Bedrock Edition:[more information needed]
Data values[]
ID[]
Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|
Copper Ore | copper_ore | Block & Item | copper_ores mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool | block.minecraft.copper_ore |
Deepslate Copper Ore | deepslate_copper_ore | Block & Item | copper_ores mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool | block.minecraft.deepslate_copper_ore |
Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Copper Ore | copper_ore | 566 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.copper_ore.name |
Deepslate Copper Ore | deepslate_copper_ore | 663 | Block & Giveable Item[i 4] | Identical[i 5] | tile.deepslate_copper_ore.name |
History[]
October 3, 2020 | ![]() | ||||
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Java Edition | |||||
1.17 | 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 | ![]() | ||||
1.17 | 21w08a | ![]() | |||
21w10a | ![]() | ||||
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 | ![]() | ||||
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. | ||||
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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
beta 1.16.220.50 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
beta 1.16.220.52 | Copper ore can no longer be randomly rotated. | ||||
1.17.0 | beta 1.16.230.52 | ![]() | |||
beta 1.16.230.56 | Changed Copper Ore generation. | ||||
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. | ||||
1.18.0 | beta 1.18.0.20 | Bigger copper blobs can now generate in dripstone caves. | |||
beta 1.18.0.21 | Copper ore now drops 2-5 raw copper when mined. |
Issues[]
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