Copper Ore

Copper Ore

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Statistics

Type	OreCrafting material
Placeable	✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*
Sell	50 CC
Research	100 required

• Internal Item ID: 12
• Internal Tile ID: 7

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Azure CrateAzure Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/112 (0.89%)
Boreal Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Boreal Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/112 (0.89%)
Bramble Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Bramble Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/112 (0.89%)
Corrupt Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Corrupt Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/56 (1.79%)
Crimson Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Crimson Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/56 (1.79%)
Defiled Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Defiled Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/112 (0.89%)
Divine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Divine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/112 (0.89%)
Dungeon Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Dungeon Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/56 (1.79%)
Frozen Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Frozen Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/56 (1.79%)
Hallowed Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Hallowed Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/56 (1.79%)
Hellstone Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Hellstone Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/112 (0.89%)
Hematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Hematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/112 (0.89%)
Iron CrateIron Crate	12–21	1/36 (2.78%)
Jungle Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Jungle Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/56 (1.79%)
Mirage Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Mirage Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/112 (0.89%)
Mythril Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Mythril Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	12–21	1/72 (1.39%)
Oasis Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Oasis Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/56 (1.79%)
Obsidian Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Obsidian Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/56 (1.79%)
Ocean Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Ocean Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/56 (1.79%)
Pearlwood Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Pearlwood Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	4–15	1/56 (1.79%)
Seaside Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Seaside Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/112 (0.89%)
Sky Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Sky Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/56 (1.79%)
Stockade Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Stockade Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1/112 (0.89%)
Wooden CrateWooden Crate	4–15	1/28 (3.57%)

Copper Ore is an early game ore, which spawns on the surface as well as in the Underground and Cavern layers. It is the weakest and most easily obtained tier of ore in the game. Its primary use is to make Copper Bars, which can be used to create the Copper tier of equipment. (Desktop, Console, Mobile and 3DS versions) Copper Ore has a small chance to appear as a bonus drop from slimes.

Its alternate ore counterpart is the Tin Ore.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Copper Ore	Tin Ore	Chlorophyte Extractinator Conversion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
	Tin Ore	Shimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Tin Ore	Copper Ore	Chlorophyte Extractinator Conversion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Copper Bar	Copper Ore3	Furnace
only: Copper Brick5	Stone Block5 Copper Ore
only: Copper Brick	Stone Block Copper Ore
only: Copper Plating5	Stone Block5 Copper Ore	Heavy Work Bench(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
only: Copper Plating	Stone Block Copper Ore
Stone Block	Copper Ore	Shimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Notes

• Although a world might have Tin Ore instead of Copper Ore, new players will always start with a Copper Shortsword, Copper Pickaxe and a Copper Axe.

Achievements

Ooo! Shiny! • “Mine your first nugget of ore with a pickaxe.”

Mine your first ore. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Category: Explorer

Tips

• Similar to Tin Ore, new players may want to consider skipping mining Copper Ore early on, so they can focus on collecting Iron or better ores instead.
  • This is because Copper armor and tools offer only a small improvement over Wood/Cactus armors which are accessible at the start. Additionally, the collection may not be worth the time invested as copper equipment is often quickly replaced by equipment from stronger metals.
• However, Copper Ore is used in some decorative recipes and may become more desirable to the player as mining becomes easier and quicker.

See also

• Tin Ore

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Changed item texture from to .
  • Changed block texture from to .

• Desktop 1.2.3: Increased stack limit from 99 to 999.

• Desktop 1.2: Copper Ore will now sometimes not generate with a world, being replaced by Tin Ore.

• Desktop 1.0.5: Now has a sparkle effect.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Sprites updated to match Desktop 1.3.0.1. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Sprites updated to match Desktop 1.3.0.1. ()

• Console 1.02: Increased stack limit from 99 to 999.

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.3.0.1.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Sprites updated to match Desktop 1.3.0.1.

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Increased stack limit from 99 to 999.

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Copper Ore will now sometimes not generate in a world, being replaced by Tin Ore.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.