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Copper is a fairlyabundant resourceinStarfield, but players will find themselvesrunning out of it quite often. It’s used in a bunch ofresearch projects,crafting mods,building outposts, and completing quests.
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Finding Copper is a matter ofscanning planets, finding which ones have it, and harvesting it from those planets. It can get a bit monotonous after a while, and knowing where best to go can make the grind go that much faster.
Updated by Hamza Haq on August 06, 2025:Copper is one of the most important resources in the game. Having a sizeable chunk of this resource tucked away in your ship can help you avoid having to land on random planets just to look for a couple of nodes of copper. We’ve added the locations of a few vendors who are likely to stock Coipper and incorporated new links into the content to give players some additional context.
Best Planets For Harvesting Copper
There are332 planets(and counting) in Starfield that can be harvested and mined for Copper (Cu). Here is a list of some of the more notable systems that house multiple planets with Copper.
These are all systems with multiple planets containing Copper ripe for the taking.
How To Get Copper From Planets
UnlikeMercuryandChlorosilanes, Copper deposits take the form of solid chunks of mass that can be mined quite easily with a cutter. Sort of likeGoldbut far more common.
To harvest a planet with Copper, here is what you need to do:
Whilemining depositswith your Cutter works, it’s not the most efficient method of collecting resources.Create an outposton aplanetrich with the resources you want andset up a mining operationto automate the process.
Assigning suitable companionsto an outpost can make the extraction process go faster, depending on their skills. Copper rich planets also make forexcellent hosts for outpostssince the resource is so universally useful.
Where To Buy Copper
Copper can also be bought from select vendors.
If you’re having trouble finding Copper in a vendor’s inventory, try waiting 24 hours in-game. Thisresets their creditsand inventory, giving them fresh stock for players to choose from.
