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Copper Ore
Item Level 10Trade Goods
Sell price: 5 copper
Current price
1 gold49 silver
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As of 8.3
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In-Depth Farmer’s Guide to Copper Ore
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- Profession Required: Mining
- Best Serves: Jewelcrafting, Mining
- My miner is a Horde druid for faster in-and-out flight.
- Each zone was timed for 30 minutes.
- Links will take you to maps on my website.
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Mining Routes NOT Mentioned
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- Dun Morogh
- Tirisfal Glades
- All non-flying zones.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hZq81tuis8
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EASTERN KINGDOMS
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★ Elwynn Forest ★
This is an Alliance zone.Thus, I tried to avoid any contact with guards in this route. You’ll just need to be careful flying over the road leading to Stormwind. Occasionally patrols wander back and forth. This route can be traveled with a ground mount for lower levels–although there may be some locations you won’t be able to get to. This zone is normally farmed by a few people at once.
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★ Azshara ★
This is a Horde zone.This is not a ground-mount friendly route due to all the cliffs and such. There’s also a small phased zone you may enter, where you could find a Copper Ore node, but not be able to mine it. Just move on if that’s the case.
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★ Darkshore ★
This is an Alliance zone.This is the best place to farm Copper Ore, in my opinion (especially when there’s no competition about). It’s not ground-mount friendly due to all the fissures in the land, but even if you’re a low level, there’s Copper Ore to be had everywhere you go.
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★ Durotar ★
This is a Horde zone.This route does go over a Horde area, so Alliance players beware of that. Also, while a good portion of this route could be followed by ground-mounts, I wouldn’t worry too much if you’re a lower level, because there’s Copper Ore damn near everywhere. This zone will be likely farmed by a few different people.
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★ Mulgore ★
This is a Horde zone.This is one of the more simple routes when it comes to mining Copper Ore in a zone. It's not so much that you even need a route to look at, you simply have to follow along the mountain-side. But, just in case...here you go.
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Happy farming,
The Gaming Experience
For those people with mounts the best place to farm is definately Mulgore, just run right around the edge, going into every cave you find. In one lap round mulgore I had gathered 246 copper ore, more than double than any where else I have tried
The best horde ore grinding is by far in Durotar, just keep making a large loop around Razor Hill.
- Right now 111,579 units listed across 41 price tiers.live market
- Listings cluster between 1 gold and 2 gold: a 50% spread reads as a volatile market.live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 90% of recorded snapshots.live market
Copper Ore Price History
EU Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
EU Region (Commodity)111,579Units listed
110Sellers
1 gold49 silverCheapest now
Deep supply
Copper Ore is listed at 1 gold49 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 37% below its typical price of 2 gold38 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 1 gold2 silver to 7 gold53 silver. About 111,579 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 37% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 2 gold38 silver.
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- Used in 2 recipes across Blacksmithing and Mining: Relic of the Past I, Smelt Copper.crafting
Used In
The 2 recipes below use Copper Ore, across Classic Blacksmithing (1) and Classic Mining (1). The largest single use is 5 for Relic of the Past I.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Relic of the Past IAlso takes 1 Luminous Flux. | Relic of the Past I | Classic Blacksmithing | 5 |
 Copper Bar | Smelt Copper | Classic Mining | 1 |
Requirements & Properties
- Requires
- Jewelcrafting (1)
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Copper Ore among Trade Goods > Metal & Stone, all from Classic like Copper Ore.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Ore (this item) | 10 | Used in Copper Bar and Relic of the Past I | 3 gold |
 Tin Ore | 10 | Used in Tin Bar and Relic of the Past II | 2 gold |
 Iron Ore | 10 | Used in 3 recipes, including Iron Bar and Relic of the Past III | 4 gold |
 Rough Stone | 10 | Used in 5 recipes, including Rough Sharpening Stone and Rough Weightstone | 3 silver |
 Coarse Stone | 10 | Used in 5 recipes, including Coarse Weightstone and Coarse Grinding Stone | 8 silver |
 Heavy Stone | 10 | Used in 5 recipes, including Heavy Sharpening Stone and Heavy Weightstone | 18 silver |
| Copper Bar | 10 | Crafted with Classic Mining; Used in 39 recipes, including Bronze Bar and Copper Chain Pants | 3 gold |
 Bronze Bar | 10 | Crafted with Classic Mining; Used in 42 recipes, including Rough Bronze Leggings and Rough Bronze Bracers | 2 gold |
 Rough Grinding Stone | 10 | Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing; Used in 15 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Runed Copper Breastplate and Copper Battle Axe | 8 silver |
 Coarse Grinding Stone | 10 | Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing; Used in 17 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Silvered Bronze Breastplate and Deadly Bronze Poniard | 1 gold |
 Heavy Grinding Stone | 10 | Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing; Used in 24 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Hardened Iron Shortsword and Jade Serpentblade | 1 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Rough Stone at 3 silver in the EU Auction House.
Across Regions
Copper Ore has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 gold | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 3 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Copper Ore in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Copper Ore is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Copper Ore next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Copper Ore in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Copper Ore is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Copper Ore in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Copper Ore is Common quality, item level 10 with no level requirement.
- What does Copper Ore sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 5c for one Copper Ore in Classic Era.
- What is Copper Ore used for in WoW Classic?
- Copper Ore is a reagent in 2 Classic Era recipes, including Mass Smelt Copper OLD and Smelt Copper.
- How much is Copper Ore on the auction house right now?
- 1g 49s on the EU region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Copper Ore