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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox block<br />
| group = Copper Ore<br />
| 1-1 = Copper Ore.png<br />
| group2 = Deepslate Copper Ore<br />
| 2-1 = Deepslate Copper Ore.png<br />
| invimage1 = Copper Ore<br />
| invimage2 = Deepslate Copper Ore<br />
| transparent = No<br />
| light = No<br />
| tool = Stone Pickaxe<br />
| hardness = <br />
'''Copper Ore''': {{Hardness values|Copper Ore}}<br><br />
'''Deepslate Copper Ore''': {{Hardness values|Deepslate Copper Ore}}<br />
| renewable = No <br />
| stackable = Yes (64)<br />
| flammable = No<br />
| lavasusceptible = No<br />
| mapcolor = {{TooltipSprite||Copper Ore}} {{Map color|Stone}}<br />
{{TooltipSprite||Deepslate Copper Ore}} {{Map color|Deepslate}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Copper ore''' is an [[Minecraft:ore]] block found underground.<br />
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'''Deepslate copper ore''' is the [[Minecraft:deepslate]] variant of copper ore, usually found deeper underground.<br />
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== Obtaining ==<br />
=== Breaking ===<br />
Copper ore must be [[Minecraft:Breaking|mine]]d with a [[Minecraft:stone pickaxe]] or better, otherwise it drops nothing.<br />
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Breaking copper ore drops 2-5 [[Minecraft:raw copper]], unless mined with a [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]] pickaxe. It is affected by the [[Minecraft:Fortune]] enchantment, dropping up to 20 raw copper, or 7.7 raw copper on average with Fortune III.<br />
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{{Breaking row<br />
|Copper Ore;Deepslate Copper Ore<br />
|link=none; none<br />
|Pickaxe; Pickaxe<br />
|Stone; Stone<br />
|drop=0; 0}}<br />
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=== Natural generation ===<br />
{{see also|Ore (feature)}}<br />
Copper ore can be generated anywhere on the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] in the form of [[Minecraft:ore (feature)|ore blob]]s. 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.<br />
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Copper ore can replace [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:andesite]], [[Minecraft:diorite]], [[Minecraft:granite]], [[Minecraft:tuff]], and [[Minecraft:deepslate]]. Copper ore that replaces tuff or deepslate becomes deepslate copper ore.<br />
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It can also spawn rare [[Minecraft:ore vein]]s above Y=0, mixed with granite and the occasional [[Minecraft:Block of Raw Copper|raw copper blocks]]. In [[Minecraft:dripstone caves]] biomes, copper ore veins are larger on average.<br />
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{{Block distribution}}<br />
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== Usage ==<br />
The primary usage of copper ore is to [[#Breaking|mine]] it for [[Minecraft:raw copper]]. Copper ore does not [[Minecraft:oxidize]] like its block counterparts, despite the ore's texture showing some oxidation. <br />
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=== Smelting ingredients ===<br />
{{Smelting<br />
|showname=1<br />
|Copper Ore; Deepslate Copper Ore<br />
|Copper Ingot<br />
|0.7<br />
}}<br />
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=== Sulfur cube ===<br />
{{In development|drop=Chaos Cubed|section=1}}<br />
[[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]s have the ability to absorb copper ore and deepslate copper ore, either through picking it up or being interacted with it. This provides the medicine ball/slow flat effect to the mob when hitting it.<br />
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== Sounds ==<br />
=== Copper ore ===<br />
{{Sound table/Block/Stone}}<br />
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=== Deepslate copper ore===<br />
{{Sound table/Block/Deepslate}}<br />
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== Data values ==<br />
=== ID ===<br />
{{edition|java}}:<br />
{{ID table<br />
|edition=java<br />
|showforms=y<br />
|generatetranslationkeys=y<br />
|displayname=Copper Ore<br />
|spritetype=block<br />
|nameid=copper_ore<br />
|blocktags=copper_ores, mineable/pickaxe, needs_stone_tool, snaps_goat_horn<br />
|itemtags=copper_ores<br />
|showblocktags=y}}<br />
{{ID table<br />
|displayname=Deepslate Copper Ore<br />
|spritetype=block<br />
|nameid=deepslate_copper_ore<br />
|blocktags=copper_ores, mineable/pickaxe, needs_stone_tool<br />
|itemtags=copper_ores<br />
|foot=1}}<br />
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{{edition|bedrock}}:<br />
{{ID table<br />
|edition=bedrock<br />
|shownumericids=y<br />
|showforms=y<br />
|generatetranslationkeys=y<br />
|displayname=Copper Ore<br />
|nameid=copper_ore<br />
|id=566<br />
|spritetype=block}}<br />
{{ID table<br />
|displayname=Deepslate Copper Ore<br />
|nameid=deepslate_copper_ore<br />
|id=663<br />
|spritetype=block<br />
|foot=1}}<br />
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== Videos ==<br />
{{yt|tQSI8Sd0B4Y}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Announcement ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine||October 3, 2020|link={{ytl|DWZIfsaIgtE|t=1h50m31s}}|[[File:Copper Ore (pre-release).png|32px]] Copper ore is announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020]].}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||February 22, 2021|link={{Tweet|JasperBoerstra|1363828589708382210}}|[[File:Copper Ore (pre-release 2).png|32px]] [[Minecraft:JAPPA]] shows updated copper ore texture.}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== ''Java Edition'' ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|java}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w45a|[[File:Copper Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added copper ore.<br />
|Copper ore generates evenly between [[Minecraft:altitude|levels]] 0 and 63, and has the same rarity as [[Minecraft:iron ore]].}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w06a|The height limit was expanded down to Y{{=}}-64. Copper ores are temporarily generating from Y{{=}}-64 instead of Y{{=}}0.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w07a|Copper ore now generates as a triangle spread from levels 0 to 96.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w08a|[[File:Copper Ore JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of copper ore has been changed.<br />
|Copper ore is now less common.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w10a|[[File:Deepslate Copper Ore JE1.png|32px]] Added deepslate variant of copper ore.<br />
|Added <code>copper_ores</code> block [[Minecraft:tag]].<br />
|Copper ore is now less common.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w13a|Now generates uniformly between levels 0 and 63 instead of generating with a triangle spread from 0 to 96. And increased its amount.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w14a|It now drops [[Minecraft:raw copper]] when broken without [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]], instead of itself.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w15a|[[File:Deepslate Copper Ore JE2.png|32px]] The texture of the deepslate copper ore has been changed.<br />
|Copper ore generation has been reverted back to the pre-21w13a generation, but the new generation can be re-enabled with the [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack]].}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w17a|Copper and deepslate copper ore now drops 2-3 [[Minecraft:raw copper]] when mined or more when using a [[Minecraft:tool]] enchanted with [[Minecraft:Fortune]].<br />
|Deepslate copper ore variant now generates naturally. Before, copper ore cannot replace [[Minecraft:tuff]] and [[Minecraft:deepslate]] upon generating.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w18a|Reduced copper spawning a bit to compensate for large [[Minecraft:ore vein]]s, but only if the [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack]] is applied to a world.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|All previous changes to ore distribution from the prototype data pack have now been implemented into the base game.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 4|Bigger copper blobs can now generate in [[Minecraft:dripstone caves]].}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w38a|Now copper ore generates in triangle distributions. And increased the maximum Y-level for copper ore generation to Y{{=}}95.<br />
|Increased the amount of copper ore.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|Copper ore now drops 2-5 raw copper when mined.<br />
|Copper ore now generates between Y{{=}}-16 and Y{{=}}112, generating the most at Y{{=}}48, and increased the number of ore blobs.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w11a|Large copper ores can now generate in [[Minecraft:deep dark]].}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|dev=pre1|Large copper ores no longer generates in deep dark.<ref>{{bug|MC-255133||Extra copper ore generates in deep dark|Fixed}}</ref>}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb copper ore, providing the medicine ball/slow flat effect to the mob.}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.210|exp=Caves & Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.210.57|[[File:Copper Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Copper Ore (D) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Copper Ore (W) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Copper Ore (U) BE1.png|32px]] Added copper ore. The model has random rotation.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|exp=Caves & Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.220.50|[[File:Copper Ore JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Copper Ore (D) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Copper Ore (W) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Copper Ore (U) BE2.png|32px]] Changed texture of copper ore.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.220.52|Copper ore can no longer be randomly rotated.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves & Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.230.52|[[File:Deepslate Copper Ore JE1.png|32px]] Added deepslate variant of copper ore.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.230.56|Increased the size of copper ore blob.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.17.0.50|[[File:Deepslate Copper Ore JE2.png|32px]] The texture of deepslate copper ore was changed to match {{JE}}.<br />
|It now drops [[Minecraft:raw copper]] when broken without [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]], instead of itself.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.17.0.52|Copper ores are now available without [[Minecraft:Experiments|Experimental Gameplay]].}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.17.0.54|Copper and deepslate copper ore now drops 2-3 [[Minecraft:raw copper]] when mined or more when using a tool enchanted with [[Minecraft:Fortune]].}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.30|exp=Caves & Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.20.21|Reduced copper spawning a bit, but only if the Caves & Cliffs [[Minecraft:Experiments|Experimental Gameplay]] is applied.<br />
|Deepslate copper ore no longer generates, but only if the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay is applied.<ref name="mcpe144800">{{bug|MCPE-144800}}</ref>}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.40|exp=Caves & Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.40.20|In the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay, bigger copper blobs are added, which are expected to generate in [[Minecraft:lush caves]], but they generate in any other biome except lush caves. As a result, copper ore does not generate in lush caves.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.17.40.21|In the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay, increased the maximum Y-level for copper ore generation to Y{{=}}95.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=beta 1.18.0.20|Removed the "Caves & Cliffs" experimental toggle. New copper ore generation are now available through normal gameplay.<br />
|Copper ore now generates in triangle spreads.<br />
|Increased the amount of copper ore.<br />
|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.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=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.<br />
|Extra copper ore now generates in correct biome.<br />
|Copper ore now drops 2-5 raw copper when mined.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.18.0.22|Copper ore generation has now been tweaked to be in parity with ''Java Edition''.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.18.0.24|Deepslate copper ore now generates naturally in biomes except dripstone caves. Before, copper ore could not replace [[Minecraft:deepslate]] upon generation.<ref name="mcpe144800"/>}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.10|dev=beta 1.18.10.20|Deepslate copper ore now generates naturally in dripstone caves. Before, copper ore cannot replace [[Minecraft:deepslate]] in dripstone caves.<ref name="mcpe144800" />}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.18.10.22|Copper ore generation height has now been tweaked to be in parity with ''Java Edition''.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Increased the blast resistance of both regular and deepslate copper ore from 1.8 to 3.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb copper ore, providing the medicine ball/slow flat effect to the mob.}}<br />
}}<br />
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== Issues ==<br />
{{Issue list|Copper Ore|Deepslate Copper Ore}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:CoalandCopper.png|[[Minecraft:Coal Ore|Coal]] and copper ores in [[Minecraft:mountains]].<br />
File:CopperRavine.png|Deepslate copper ore in a [[Minecraft:Canyon|ravine]].<br />
File:Copper vein.png|A copper ore vein with lots of copper ore blocks and a [[Minecraft:block of raw copper]].<br />
File:Zuri and Kai mine.png|[[Minecraft:Zuri]] and [[Minecraft:Kai]] mining deepslate copper.<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== Mojang images ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Sunny in a hole.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Sunny]] mining copper ore<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== In other media ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Copper Ore MCC Event.png|Copper ore as it appeared in the [[Minecraft:MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party]].<br />
File:Copper ore in race.png|Copper ore in the [[Minecraft:Eerie Mojang Office Party]].<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Minecraft:Block of Copper]]<br />
* [[Minecraft:Block of Raw Copper]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Mcnet|block-week--copper-ore|Block of the Week: Copper Ore|May 27, 2021|Duncan Geere}} <br />
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