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minerals in Terraria?  In Terraria I'm struggling to get
outfitted because I've found very little ore, and what little I
have found has been near the surface. Is there any pattern to
how ore is distributed, or do I just have to mine the map out to
make a set of iron armor?  So far I've only gathered enough
copper to make a helmet, and enough iron to make a pickaxe (I
got enough iron to make the anvil from a chest I found).
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Fluttershy Jul 16 '12 at 21:34   2 Answers  Ores start appearing
in greater quantities as you dig underground. In most games I've
played, I've found copper ore in abundance after digging down
past the dirt layer and into the rock layer below.
Unfortunately, there's a large amount of "worthless" stone per
vein of ore you'll locate. Digging and exploring "natural"
caverns below the surface can expose you to