Copper Ore

What is Copper Ore?

Copper Ore is a common metal & stone item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 1 recipe including Copper Bar. Sold by vendors for 20c.

Where do you buy Copper Ore?

Vendors sell it for 20c and buy it back for 5c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.

What is Copper Ore used for?

It is a reagent in 1 Forever recipe, including Copper Bar.

How much does Copper Ore cost on the auction house?

About 83c at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-10-22 17:44 UTC. Across the 2 Forever markets with a price it runs from 83c on Normal Alliance US to 7s 99c on PvP Horde US.

Is Copper Ore different in Forever than in Classic Era?

No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.

Where is the best place to farm Copper Ore?

Of the sources players have reported, Venture Co. Laborer in Mulgore drops it most often: 3% of 71 loot windows. A stack of 20 takes about 474 kills at that rate, and sells for 16s 60c at the median on Normal Alliance US.

What is Copper Ore used for in Mining?

Copper Ore is the Mining material from skill 1 to 65, made into copper bars. The Mining page lists the cheapest craft in each bracket and every recipe that uses it.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Copper Ore keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices in Forever.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Class

Trade Goods

Subclass

Metal & Stone

Quality

common

Item level

10

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

5c

Vendor buy

20c

Blizzard item id

2770

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70707)

• Vendors sell it for 20c and buy it back for 5c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Consumed by 1 recipe, which is where its demand comes from.
• Dropped by
  • Geosculptor Yip in Elwynn Forest (Jasperlode Mine)seen 2 times
  • Kobold Tunneler in Elwynn Forest (Fargodeep Mine)2% of 122 looted
  • Venture Co. Worker in Mulgore (The Venture Co. Mine)1% of 145 looted
  • Goldtooth in Elwynn Forest (Fargodeep Mine)seen 2 times
  • Venture Co. Laborer in Mulgore (Thunderhorn Water Well)3% of 71 looted
  and 3 more, each on its creature page.
• Found in Copper Vein in Elwynn Forest (Jasperlode Mine) (99% of 161 looted), Copper Vein in Durotar (Drygulch Ravine) (71% of 121 looted), Copper Vein in The Barrens (Southern Barrens) (80% of 80 looted), Copper Vein in Dun Morogh (Gol'Bolar Quarry) (100% of 59 looted), Copper Vein in Tirisfal Glades (Crusader Outpost) (100% of 58 looted), Copper Vein in The Barrens (Blackthorn Ridge) (74% of 50 looted).
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Venture Co. Laborer in Mulgore (Thunderhorn Water Well) at 3% of 71 loot windows, about 474 kills for a stack of 20. A stack sells for 16s 60c at the median on Normal Alliance US.
• Sources are what 19 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Gnomeregan, Deadmines.

• Elwynn Forest
• Durotar
• The Barrens
• Dun Morogh