Copper Ore

Copper Ore
Copper Ore
Extraordinarily pure source of copper. Convertible into Copper Ingots at a Smelter
Information
Category	Raw Resources
Sub-category	Ore
Source	None
Stack size	None
Availability	None
Technology	None

"Extraordinarily pure source of copper. Convertible into Copper Ingots at a Smelter"

Copper Ore is a raw material used in the creation of Copper Ingots

Obtained by

Unlocked

Access to Copper Ore is not explicitly locked behind research in the technology tree and is available to obtain from the start of the game.

Crafting

Copper Ore cannot be crafted via the inventory and can only be obtained using Terrain Manipulation tools or from Machines. As soon as the Groundbreaker has obtained a Standard Pickaxe they can approach a Copper Ore Vein and obtain a small amount of copper ore by striking it. This is inefficient and typically unnecessary - following the main story progression the Groundbreaker will unlock Mining Drill which can obtain ore far more efficiently in exchange for Fuels.

Made by

Products	Produced in	Ingredients	Tech
Copper Ore (25x) 25/min Gravel (5x) 5/min	Thresher MKI	Copper Chunk (1x) 1/min	terraforming.Xray.T2. Gravel Threshing
Copper Ore (5x) 50/min Limestone (4x) 40/min	Thresher MKI	Copper-Infused Limestone (1x) 10/min	terraforming.Xray.T3. Infused Ore Threshing

Note that all recipes speeds and output rates are assumed to be using Assemblers, Threshers, Smelters and Planters unless the indicated machine is limited to a higher level.

Usage

Copper Ore is predominantly used, either directly or via intermediary products, for the construction of Copper Ingots via smelting.

Research

Copper Ore is used to unlock the second tier of PT Lima, the first tier unlock in the game. Tier 2 of PT Lima requires Iron Ore (10x) and Copper Ore (10x) to unlock.

Used in

Products	Produced in	Ingredients	Tech
Copper Ore Powder (1x) 20/min	Thresher MKI	Copper Ore (1x) 20/min	terraforming.Xray.T2. Sand Threshing
Copper Ingot (1x) 1/min	Blast smelter MKI	Copper Ore (2x) 2/min	synthesis.Xray.T3. Blast Smelter

Note that all recipes speeds and output rates are assumed to be using Assemblers, Threshers, Smelters and Planters unless the indicated machine is limited to a higher level.

Other information

Copper Ore can be created without mining through the virtuous Metal Ore Loop of making Copper Ore Powder into Copper-Infused Limestone and into Copper Ore. This can be used to generate infinite ore from a small starting number of ore and an on-going supply of Limestone generated from Kindlevine (Item) threshed into Kindlevine_Extract.