Copper Ore

Copper Ore
A common ore that can be smelted into bars.
Information
Source	The Mines • Blacksmith • Fishing • Artifact Spot • Geodes • Panning • Traveling Cart
Sell Price	data-sort-value="5">5g

Copper Ore is obtained from copper nodes with a pickaxe. Mining a copper node will yield between 1 and 3 copper ore. The Miner Profession can further increase this.

Locations

• The Mines (Levels 31-39) have a high concentration of copper nodes. The surrounding regular rocks also have a high probability of dropping a single copper ore.
• Can be found in breakable crates and barrels in The Mines
• Can be bought at the Blacksmith for data-sort-value="75">75g each in year 1 and for data-sort-value="150">150g each in year 2+
• Can be found at any level of the Skull Cavern
• Can be dropped by Metal Heads in levels 80-119 of The Mines
• Can be found in Fishing Treasure Chests
• Can be found by digging up an Artifact Spot
• Can be found by tilling soil in The Mines
• Can be found inside any of the 4 types of Geode
• Can be found by panning
• Occasionally sold by the Traveling Cart for data-sort-value="5"100–1,000g

Smelting

Copper ore can be smelted in a Furnace to create a Copper Bar. The smelting requires 5 copper ore and 1 coal to begin and takes 30 in-game minutes to complete.

Crafting

Copper Ore is used to make the following items:

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Recipe Source
	Cherry Bomb	Generates a small explosion. Stand back!	Copper Ore (4) Coal (1)	Mining Level 1
	Furnace	Turns ore and coal into metal bars.	Copper Ore (20) Stone (25)	Clint after collecting 1+ Copper Ores.
	Flute Block	Plays a flute sound when you walk past.	Wood (10) Copper Ore (2) Fiber (20)	Robin 6 hearts event
	Drum Block	Plays a drum sound when you walk past.	Stone (10) Copper Ore (2) Fiber (20)	Robin 6 hearts event

Quests

• The morning after collecting 1 Copper Ore, Clint will visit you and give you the blueprints for crafting a Furnace
• Clint may ask you to collect various numbers of Copper Ore in random Gathering Quests at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store.

History

• 1.3: Purchase price at the Blacksmith increases in year 2+ from data-sort-value="75">75g to data-sort-value="150">150g.