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 the Java Edition, copper ore tries to generate 6 times per chunk in groups from zero to sixteen, in layers 0 to 96, being more 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 |
Sounds
Copper Ore
| 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 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Deepslate Copper Ore
| 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 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | place | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags (JE) | 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 | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Ore | copper_ore | 566 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.copper_ore.name |
| Deepslate Copper Ore | deepslate_copper_ore | 663 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.deepslate_copper_ore.name |
History
| October 3, 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.16.210 | beta 1.16.210.57 | ||||
| release | Copper Ore have been made inaccessible in the full release. | ||||
| 1.16.220 | beta 1.16.220.50 | ||||
| beta 1.16.220.52 | Copper Ore can no longer be randomly rotated. | ||||
| release | Copper ore has once again been made inaccessible in the full release. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
Issues
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