How to Smelt Copper Blocks into Copper Ingots

Smelting Copper Blocks

In vanilla Minecraft, smelting iron or gold equipment returns nuggets, but copper blocks cannot normally be broken down once crafted. The Copper Recycling mod adds smelting recipes that let you melt copper blocks back down into copper ingots.

Smelting Steps

1. Place down a standard furnace.

2. Open the furnace interface and load a fuel source, such as coal, charcoal, or wood, into the lower fuel slot.

3. Place the copper blocks you wish to recycle into the top input slot.

4. Once complete, collect your recovered copper ingots from the output slot on the right.

This process allows you to safely tear down temporary builds, remodel structures, or convert surplus decorative copper storage back into crafting materials whenever you need ingots for other items.