Item · Resource

Copper

Ore found from about ranch mine floor 4; needed for the Wellington Carbine and copper ammo.

At a glance

Values can change between playtests. Numbers from Game data: Alpha 5 game data

What goes into Copper and where it’s made.

Needs	Amount
Copper Ore Made from	2

Made at the Furnace · 60 seconds · tier 2 recipe · Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

Where Copper comes from.

Page	Source
Ranch Mine Found in	Dev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 5:27:24 (opens in a new tab)

What Copper goes into.

Page	Amount needed	Source
Wellington Carbine Used to make	10	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Bronze Bar Used to make	2	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Copper-Tipped Arrow Used to make	1	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Copper Ammo Used to make	–	Dev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 4:35:31 (opens in a new tab)
Wellington Carbine Needed for	–	Dev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 1:32:13 (opens in a new tab)

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2 versions

Every fact about Copper by game version, newest first.

Version	What we know
Dev build	Needed for the Wellington Carbine and copper ammo; scarce and hard to get early. Found from about mine floor 4 and unlocks better ammo and Wellington carbines.
Alpha 5	Made in a furnace from 2 Copper Ore. Crafting takes 60 seconds; a tier 2 recipe. Vendor price: 45 gold for 5.

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

Source	Date	Used
Alpha 5 game data Game data	Nov 12, 2026	8
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video	Mar 22, 2026	6