Registry record · minecraft:copper_ore

Copper Ore

Blocks Ores

Copper ore is a stone-hosted metallic mineral deposit with characteristic green and orange flecks found across caves.

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Versioned source data

Edition availability

Java Edition

Source version 26.1

Registry ID: 68
Source display name: Copper Ore
Maximum stack: 64

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60

Registry ID: -311
Source display name: Copper Ore
Maximum stack: 64
Component-based: No
Source version tag: Unclassified by source

Recipe information · Java 26.1

No Java recipe recorded

Not recorded

No recipe for this item is recorded in the selected Java source snapshot. This does not establish that no recipe exists in other versions or editions. Bedrock recipe data is not included, so its recipe availability cannot be determined here.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

Generates in large deposits between elevations Y=-16 and Y=112, generating most frequently around level Y=48. Source
Requires a stone pickaxe or higher tier; mining drops 2-5 raw copper units and grants experience. Source

Practical uses

Smelted in a furnace or blast furnace into copper ingots for crafting copper blocks, spyglasses, and lightning rods. Source
Mining with Fortune increases raw copper drops significantly, up to an average of 7.7 raw copper per ore at Fortune III. Source

Mechanics

Dripstone cave biomes generate significantly larger blobs of copper ore than any other Overworld biome. Source

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

Used In · Crafting recipes

0 outputs

No Java crafting outputs using Copper Ore are recorded in the selected source snapshot. This does not establish that the item has no other uses. Bedrock recipe data is not included.