Minecraft · Java Edition 1.21.4

How to make Copper Ingot in Minecraft

Copper Ingot · Recipes: 8 · Output per operation: 9

Using this reference

For Copper Ingot, choose the crafting method before entering a target quantity. A crafting-grid recipe and a stonecutter recipe can produce different amounts from the same kind of input. The calculator rounds up to complete operations, so compare the output and surplus as well as the ingredient total.

An ingredient group separated by slashes means alternatives for that slot, not a request to collect every listed item. Keep the layout of a shaped recipe intact. Furnace time is shown per operation; it is not a fuel budget or the completion time of several parallel furnaces.

A worked example

Suppose you want 28 × Copper Ingot. This recipe produces 9 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 36 in total, leaving 8 extra. The direct material list is Block of Copper × 4.

Shapeless crafting

Output per operation: 9

Ingredients per operation
IngredientQuantity
Block of Copper1

No fixed layout: place the listed ingredients in separate crafting slots. Ingredient quantities still matter. Fits the 2 × 2 inventory grid; a crafting table also works.

Versioned recipe data: copper_ingot

How many materials do I need?

Operations needed
8
Items produced
72
Extra items
8
  • 8 × Block of Copper

Rounded up to complete operations. These are direct recipe inputs, not a recursive raw-material shopping list. Reusable containers may be returned by the game.

Other recipes for this item

Recipe 2 · Blast furnace · 1 × Copper Ingot

Blast furnace

Output per operation: 1

Ingredients per operation
IngredientQuantity
Copper Ore1

Use the station named below. A furnace, smoker or blast furnace also needs fuel; the campfire method does not use a fuel slot. Fuel is not included in the ingredient calculator.

Seconds per item
5
Experience per item
0.7

Versioned recipe data: copper_ingot_from_blasting_copper_ore

Recipe 3 · Blast furnace · 1 × Copper Ingot

Blast furnace

Output per operation: 1

Ingredients per operation
IngredientQuantity
Deepslate Copper Ore1

Use the station named below. A furnace, smoker or blast furnace also needs fuel; the campfire method does not use a fuel slot. Fuel is not included in the ingredient calculator.

Seconds per item
5
Experience per item
0.7

Versioned recipe data: copper_ingot_from_blasting_deepslate_copper_ore

Recipe 4 · Blast furnace · 1 × Copper Ingot

Blast furnace

Output per operation: 1

Ingredients per operation
IngredientQuantity
Raw Copper1

Use the station named below. A furnace, smoker or blast furnace also needs fuel; the campfire method does not use a fuel slot. Fuel is not included in the ingredient calculator.

Seconds per item
5
Experience per item
0.7

Versioned recipe data: copper_ingot_from_blasting_raw_copper

Recipe 5 · Furnace · 1 × Copper Ingot

Furnace

Output per operation: 1

Ingredients per operation
IngredientQuantity
Copper Ore1

Use the station named below. A furnace, smoker or blast furnace also needs fuel; the campfire method does not use a fuel slot. Fuel is not included in the ingredient calculator.

Seconds per item
10
Experience per item
0.7

Versioned recipe data: copper_ingot_from_smelting_copper_ore

Recipe 6 · Furnace · 1 × Copper Ingot

Furnace

Output per operation: 1

Ingredients per operation
IngredientQuantity
Deepslate Copper Ore1

Use the station named below. A furnace, smoker or blast furnace also needs fuel; the campfire method does not use a fuel slot. Fuel is not included in the ingredient calculator.

Seconds per item
10
Experience per item
0.7

Versioned recipe data: copper_ingot_from_smelting_deepslate_copper_ore

Recipe 7 · Furnace · 1 × Copper Ingot

Furnace

Output per operation: 1

Ingredients per operation
IngredientQuantity
Raw Copper1

Use the station named below. A furnace, smoker or blast furnace also needs fuel; the campfire method does not use a fuel slot. Fuel is not included in the ingredient calculator.

Seconds per item
10
Experience per item
0.7

Versioned recipe data: copper_ingot_from_smelting_raw_copper

Recipe 8 · Shapeless crafting · 9 × Copper Ingot

Shapeless crafting

Output per operation: 9

Ingredients per operation
IngredientQuantity
Waxed Block of Copper1

No fixed layout: place the listed ingredients in separate crafting slots. Ingredient quantities still matter. Fits the 2 × 2 inventory grid; a crafting table also works.

Versioned recipe data: copper_ingot_from_waxed_copper_block

Making the item

  1. Gather the ingredients for your chosen recipe. For an alternative group, pick a listed material for each required slot.
  2. Use the station and layout shown below. Keep different recipe variants separate; do not mix their ingredient lists.
  3. Collect the output. For a larger batch, use the calculator to round up the number of operations.

Why is the recipe not working?

  • Check the edition and version first. A server data pack can replace vanilla recipes.
  • Use the exact ingredients or one of the alternatives shown. Similar names do not make two materials interchangeable.
  • For a shaped recipe, check empty cells and the arrangement; for a shapeless recipe, check the quantities.
  • Use the correct station. Smelting, stonecutting and smithing do not happen in a crafting grid.

What can I make with this?

Recipes that accept this item as an ingredient. Each link opens the output item’s guide.

Looking for the browser game? Minecraft Classic has a separate guide.

Sources and version

Compiled from public versioned game data; not tested in-game by TabArcade. Names follow the selected game language. We link the recipe files so you can check the exact inputs.

Data reviewed: · Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.4

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