Copper Ore

Copper Ore

• Copper Ore
• Deepslate Copper Ore

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	3
Hardness	Copper Ore: 3 Deepslate Copper Ore: 4.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color (JE)	11 STONE

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Copper ore is an ore block found underground.

Deepslate copper ore is the deepslate variant of copper ore, usually found deeper underground.

Obtaining

Breaking

Copper ore must be mined with a stone pickaxe or better, otherwise it drops nothing.

Breaking copper ore drops 2-5 raw copper, unless mined with a Silk Touch pickaxe. It is affected by the 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 (sec)
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
Options
Efficiency	0
Haste	0 JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

Copper ore can be generated anywhere on the Overworld in the form of ore blobs. 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 52, in layer -16 to 112, being most common in layers 47 and 48 and less common at the ends.

Copper ore can replace stone, andesite, diorite, granite, tuff, and deepslate. Copper ore that replaces tuff or deepslate becomes deepslate copper ore.

It can also spawn rare ore veins above Y=0, mixed with granite and the occasional raw copper blocks. In dripstone caves biomes, copper ore veins are larger on average.

Usage

The primary usage of copper ore is to mine it for raw copper. Copper ore does not weather like its block counterpart, though the ore itself shows some oxidation.

Smelting ingredients

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Smelting recipe
Copper Ingot	Copper Ore or Deepslate Copper Ore or Raw Copper + Any fuel	0.7

Sounds

Copper ore

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e stone sound type
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
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	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
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e stone sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	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

Deepslate copper ore

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e deepslate sound type
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​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.deepslate.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.deepslate.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.deepslate.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.deepslate.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e deepslate sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.deepslate	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.deepslate	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.deepslate	0.3	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.deepslate	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.deepslate	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.deepslate	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.deepslate	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	[hide]Translation key
Copper Ore	copper_ore	Block & Item	copper_ores mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool snaps_goat_horn	block.minecraft.copper_ore
Deepslate Copper Ore	deepslate_copper_ore	Block & Item	copper_ores mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool	block.minecraft.deepslate_copper_ore

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Copper Ore	copper_ore	566	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.copper_ore.name
Deepslate Copper Ore	deepslate_copper_ore	663	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.deepslate_copper_ore.name

History

October 3, 2020							Copper ore is announced at Minecraft Live 2020.
February 22, 2021							JAPPA shows updated copper ore texture.
[hide]Java Edition
1.17			20w45a				Added copper ore.
							Copper ore generates evenly between levels 0 and 63, and has the same rarity as iron ore.
			21w06a				The height limit was expanded down to Y=-64. Copper ores are temporarily generating from Y=-64 instead of Y=0.
			21w07a				Copper ore now generates as a triangle spread from levels 0 to 96.
			21w08a				The texture of copper ore has been changed.
							Copper ore is now less common.
			21w10a				Added deepslate variant of copper ore.
							Added copper_ores block tag.
							Copper ore is now less common.
			21w13a				Now generates uniformly between levels 0 and 63 instead of generating with a triangle spread from 0 to 96. And increased its amount.
			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.
							Copper ore generation has been reverted back to the pre-21w13a generation, but the new generation can be re-enabled with the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack.
			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. Before, copper ore cannot replace tuff and deepslate upon generating.
			21w18a				Reduced copper spawning a bit to compensate for large ore veins, but only if the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack is applied to a world.
1.18			Experimental Snapshot 1				All previous changes to ore distribution from the prototype data pack have now been implemented into the base game.
			experimental snapshot 4				Bigger copper blobs can now generate in dripstone caves.
			21w38a				Now copper ore generates in triangle distributions. And increased 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.
							Copper ore now generates between Y=-16 and Y=112, generating the most at Y=48, and increased the number of ore blobs.
1.19			22w11a				Large copper ores can now generate in deep dark.
1.19.3			Pre-release 1				Large copper ores no longer generates in deep dark.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.16.210 Experiment Caves & Cliffs			beta 1.16.210.57				Added copper ore. The model has random rotation.
1.16.220 Experiment Caves & Cliffs			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 Experiment Caves & Cliffs			beta 1.16.230.52				Added deepslate variant of copper ore.
			beta 1.16.230.56				Increased the size of copper ore blob.
			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.
1.17.0			beta 1.17.0.52				Copper ores are now available without 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.
1.17.30 Experiment Caves & Cliffs			beta 1.17.20.21				Reduced copper spawning a bit, but only if the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay is applied.
							Deepslate copper ore no longer generates, but only if the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay is applied.
1.17.40 Experiment Caves & Cliffs			beta 1.17.40.20				In the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay, bigger copper blobs are added, which are expected to generate in lush caves, but they generate in any other biome except lush caves. As a result, copper ore now do not generate in lush caves.
			beta 1.17.40.21				In the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay, increased the maximum Y-level for copper ore generation to Y=95.
1.18.0			beta 1.18.10.20				Removed the "Caves & Cliffs" experimental toggle. New copper ore generation are now available through normal gameplay.
							Now copper ore generates in triangle spreads.
							Increased the amount of copper ore.
							Extra copper ore blob is now expected to generate in dripstone caves instead of lush caves, but they now generate in both dripstone caves and lush caves.
			beta 1.18.0.21				Copper Ore now generates between Y=-15 and Y=111, generating the most at Y=48, and increased the number of ore blobs.
							Extra copper ore now generates in correct biome.
							Copper ore now drops 2-5 raw copper when mined.
			beta 1.18.0.22				Copper ore generation has now been tweaked to be in parity with Java Edition.
			beta 1.18.0.24				Deepslate copper ore now generates naturally in biomes except dripstone caves. Before, copper ore cannot replace deepslate upon generation.
1.18.10			beta 1.18.0.20				Deepslate copper ore now generates naturally in dripstone caves. Before, copper ore cannot replace deepslate in dripstone caves.
			beta 1.18.0.22				Copper ore generation height has now been tweaked to be in parity with Java Edition.
1.20.30			Preview 1.20.20.21				Increased the blast resistance of both regular and deepslate copper ore from 1.8 to 3.

Issues

Issues relating to "Copper Ore" or "Deepslate Copper Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Java Edition

• No open issues found.

Bedrock Edition

• No open issues found.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 

  Coal and copper ores in mountains.

• 

  Deepslate copper ore in a ravine.

• 

  A copper ore vein with lots of copper ore blocks and a block of raw copper.

• 

  Zuri and Kai mining deepslate copper.

In other media

• 

  Copper ore as it appeared in the MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party.

• 

  Copper ore in the Eerie Mojang Office Party.

See also

• Copper Ingot
• Raw Copper
• Block of Copper
• Block of Raw Copper

External links

• "Block of the Week: Copper Ore" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, May 27, 2021.