Ores


 * See also: Hardmode Ores

 are various types of minerals found in the game. All ores can be found my mining underground. Common ores (such as copper and iron) can be found rarely on the surface, and rarer ores (such as gold and silver) can be found on Floating Islands. Demonite Ore be found in trace amounts underground and more commonly in the Underground Corruption, and can be obtained from the Eye of Cthulhu or the Eater of Worlds. All ores can be smelted into bars at a furnace (Hellstone may only be smelted at a Hellforge or better, and Adamantite may only be smelted at an Adamantite Forge). The resulting bars can be crafted into Armor, Pickaxes, Swords, etc. Iron and gold ores are also used to create Ironskin Potions and Spelunker Potions, respectively.

Ores
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Pre-HardMode

 * Copper_Ore.png Copper
 * Tin_Ore.png Tin (Alternative to Copper)
 * Iron_Ore.png Iron
 * Lead_Ore.png Lead (Alternative to Iron)
 * Silver_Ore.png Silver
 * Tungsten_Ore.png Tungsten (Alternative to Silver)
 * Gold_Ore.png Gold
 * Platinum_Ore.png Platinum (Alternative to Gold)
 * Demonite_ore1.png Demonite (Boss Loot and rare mineable traces, glow up in the dark.)
 * Crimtane_Ore.png Crimtane (Alternative to Demonite)
 * Meteorite_ore.png Meteorite Ore (Mined from a fallen Meteorite.)
 * Hellstone1.png Hellstone (Mined in The Underworld.)
 * Obsidian1.png Obsidian (Mined where water and lava meet.)
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Hardmode Ores
Hardmode Ores are available only after enabling Hard Mode in a world (by defeating the Wall of Flesh) and smashing Demon Altars with a Pwnhammer, randomly spawning cobalt/palladium, Mythril/Orchalcum, Admintite/Titanium ores (in that order) throughout the map. The ores will replace Stone. Breaking a 4th alter will restart the cycle.
 * Cobalt_Ore.png Cobalt -- First Altar spawned ore
 * Palladium_Ore.png Palladium -- Alternative to Cobalt
 * Mythril_Ore.png Mythril -- Second Altar spawned ore
 * Orichalcum_Ore.png Orichalcum -- Alternative to Mythril
 * Adamantite_Ore.png Adamantite -- Third Altar spawned ore
 * Titanium_Ore.png Titanium -- Alternative to Adamantite
 * Hallowed_Bar.png Hallowed_Bar -- Only occurs in bar form, dropped from The Twins, Destroyer and Skeletron Prime
 * Chlorophyte_Ore.png Chlorophyte -- Found in the Jungle
 * Shroomite_Bar.png Shroomite -- Only occurs in bar form, made from Chlorophyte bars and Glowing Mushrooms
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