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 is a mineral block found underground. It has the same abundance as Iron Ore.
Obtaining
Breaking
Copper ore must be mined with a stone pickaxe or higher, or else it drops nothing.
| Block | Copper Ore | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 3 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| 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
Copper ore can generate anywhere in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins from levels 0 to 63.
Usage
The primary usage of copper ore is to obtain copper ingots.
Smelting ingredient
| Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|
| Copper Ore + Any fuel |
Sounds
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Copper Ore | copper_ore | block.minecraft.copper_ore |
History
| October 3, 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
| 1.17 | 20w45a | File:Copper Ore JE1.png Added copper ore. | |||
Issues
Issues relating to "Copper Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- Copper ore is the first metal ore to have a different base texture to that of other metal ores.