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| Renewable | No |
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| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Tool | π Invicon Stone Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Stone Pickaxe in Minecraft |
| 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 | π BlockSprite copper-ore.png: Sprite image for copper-ore in Minecraft 11 STONE π BlockSprite deepslate-copper-ore.png: Sprite image for deepslate-copper-ore in Minecraft |
| Note block instrument | Bass Drum |
| Sulfur cube archetype | Slow Flat |
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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.
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 | π BlockSprite copper-ore.png: Sprite image for copper-ore in Minecraft Copper Ore |
π BlockSprite deepslate-copper-ore.png: Sprite image for deepslate-copper-ore in Minecraft Deepslate Copper Ore | |
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| Hardness | 3 | 4.5 | |
| Tool | π Image |
π Image | |
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | |||
| Default | 15 | 22.5 | |
| Wooden | 7.5 | 11.25 | |
| Stone | 1.15 | 1.7 | |
| Copper | 0.9 | 1.35 | |
| Iron | 0.75 | 1.15 | |
| Diamond | 0.6 | 0.85 | |
| Netherite | 0.5 | 0.75 | |
| Golden | 1.25 | 1.9 | |
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.
The primary usage of copper ore is to mine it for raw copper. Copper ore does not oxidize like its block counterparts, despite the ore's texture showing some oxidation.
π BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraftstone sound type | ||||||||
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| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| βBlock broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.stone.break | subtitles.block.generic.breakβ | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| βBlock placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.placeβ | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| βBlock breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.stone.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hitβ | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| βSomething falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.stone.fall | subtitles.block.generic.fallβ | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| βFootsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footstepsβ | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
π BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraftstone sound type | |||||||
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| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
| βBlock broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.stone | subtitles.block.generic.breakβ | 1.0 | 0.8β1.0 | |
| βBlock placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | place.stone | subtitles.block.generic.placeβ | 1.0 | 0.8β1.0 | |
| βBlock breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.stone | subtitles.block.generic.hitβ | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
| βFootsteps | Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | subtitles.block.generic.footstepsβ | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| βFootsteps | Players | Walking on the block | step.stone | subtitles.block.generic.footstepsβ | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| βFootsteps | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump.stone | subtitles.block.generic.footstepsβ | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| βFootsteps | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.stone | subtitles.block.generic.footstepsβ | 0.22 | 1.0 | |
π BlockSprite deepslate.png: Sprite image for deepslate in Minecraftdeepslate sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| βBlock broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.deepslate.break | subtitles.block.generic.breakβ | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| βBlock placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.deepslate.place | subtitles.block.generic.placeβ | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| βBlock breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.deepslate.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hitβ | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| βSomething falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.deepslate.fall | subtitles.block.generic.fallβ | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| βFootsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block.deepslate.step | subtitles.block.generic.footstepsβ | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
π BlockSprite deepslate.png: Sprite image for deepslate in Minecraftdeepslate sound type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
| β ? | Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.deepslate | β ? | 1.0 | 0.8β1.0 | |
| β ? | Blocks | When the block is placed | place.deepslate | β ? | 1.0 | 0.8β1.0 | |
| β ? | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.deepslate | β ? | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| β ? | Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.deepslate | β ? | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| β ? | Players | Walking on the block | step.deepslate | β ? | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| β ? | Players | Jumping from the block | jump.deepslate | β ? | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| β ? | Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.deepslate | β ? | 0.22 | 1.0 | |
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| π BlockSprite copper-ore.png: Sprite image for copper-ore in Minecraft Copper Ore | copper_ore | Block & Item | copper_oresmineable/pickaxeneeds_stone_toolsnaps_goat_horn |
block.minecraft.copper_ore |
| π BlockSprite deepslate-copper-ore.png: Sprite image for deepslate-copper-ore in Minecraft Deepslate Copper Ore | deepslate_copper_ore | Block & Item | copper_oresmineable/pickaxeneeds_stone_tool |
block.minecraft.deepslate_copper_ore |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| π BlockSprite copper-ore.png: Sprite image for copper-ore in Minecraft Copper Ore | copper_ore | 566 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.copper_ore.name |
| π BlockSprite deepslate-copper-ore.png: Sprite image for deepslate-copper-ore in Minecraft Deepslate Copper Ore | deepslate_copper_ore | 663 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.deepslate_copper_ore.name |
| October 3, 2020 | π Image Copper ore is announced at Minecraft Live 2020. | ||||||
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| February 22, 2021 | π Image JAPPA shows updated copper ore texture. | ||||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
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| 1.17 | 20w45a | π Image 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 | π Image The texture of copper ore has been changed. | ||||||
| Copper ore is now less common. | |||||||
| 21w10a | π Image Added deepslate variant of copper ore. | ||||||
Added copper_ores block tag.
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| 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 | π Image 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 | pre1 | Large copper ores no longer generates in deep dark.[1] | |||||
| 26.2 | snap1 | Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb copper ore, providing the medicine ball/slow flat effect to the mob. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
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| 1.16.210 Experiment | beta 1.16.210.57 | π Image π Image π Image π Image Added copper ore. The model has random rotation. | |||||
| 1.16.220 Experiment | beta 1.16.220.50 | π Image π Image π Image π Image Changed texture of copper ore. | |||||
| beta 1.16.220.52 | Copper ore can no longer be randomly rotated. | ||||||
| 1.17.0 Experiment | beta 1.16.230.52 | π Image Added deepslate variant of copper ore. | |||||
| beta 1.16.230.56 | Increased the size of copper ore blob. | ||||||
| beta 1.17.0.50 | π Image 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 | 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.[2] | |||||||
| 1.17.40 Experiment | 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 does 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 1.18.0.20 | Removed the "Caves & Cliffs" experimental toggle. New copper ore generation are now available through normal gameplay. | |||||
| Copper ore now generates in triangle spreads. | |||||||
| Increased the amount of copper ore. | |||||||
| Extra copper ore blobs are now expected to generate in dripstone caves instead of lush caves, but they instead 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 could not replace deepslate upon generation.[2] | ||||||
| 1.18.10 | beta 1.18.10.20 | Deepslate copper ore now generates naturally in dripstone caves. Before, copper ore cannot replace deepslate in dripstone caves.[2] | |||||
| beta 1.18.10.22 | 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. | |||||
| 26.20 Experiment | Preview 26.20.23 | Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb copper ore, providing the medicine ball/slow flat effect to the mob. | |||||
| 26.30 | Preview 26.30.20 | Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay. | |||||
Issues relating to "Copper Ore" or "Deepslate Copper Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
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