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Stardew Valley “Smelting” Story Quest Guide

Story Quest Information:
Quest Name: Smelting
Quest Text: Now that you've built a furnace, you can smelt some metal. According to Clint's instructions, if you place 5 copper ore and 1 piece of coal in the furnace, it should produce a copper bar.
Provided by: Complete "Forging Ahead"
Requirements: Use your furnace to smelt a copper bar.
Reward: N/A
The Smelting quest is not a challenging one and can be completed in a few minutes. But the main thing that a new player needs to know is where to look and what exactly should be done to complete this quest. So this is the reason this guide is created to help you complete the quest. Just follow all of the instructions, and you will easily complete this quest. So without further ado let’s get started:

Walkthrough

The quest will be updated in your journal as soon as you complete the quest “Foraging Ahead.” The quest will require you will require you to gather one coal and fire copper ore and then create a copper bar by using your furnace.
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Now it is not that hard to complete this quest, but you should know where you will get the materials required to create the copper bar and for that reason, this step by step walkthrough will help you:
1.To create a copper bar, you will first need two things; the copper ore and the coal.
2.You will find the copper ore inside the mines. Just mine the rocks and also break crates and barrels that are found in the mine and you may get lucky and find a copper ore. Remember, you need to gather 5 copper ore in order to have the sufficient quantity for the copper bar.
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3.Secondly, you will need coal for the copper bar, and the coal can also be found in the mines. Just go through the mines, break the rocks and you will definitely get some coal. You need just one coal to have the sufficient amount to create the copper bar.
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4.Remember to watch the fortune teller on TV to make sure you have good luck before you go for mining these ores as with good luck; you will have greater odds of finding the copper ores and the coal.
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5.Now once you have five copper ores and one coal, all you need to do is to put both of these in the furnace and then wait for some time. Soon the furnace will create a copper bar and the quest will be completed.
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Unfortunately, there is no reward for this quest, but that is not a bad thing, with the help of this quest, you will be able to learn how to mine copper ore and coal and also how to use them to create a copper bar. You will need the copper bar in future as well. So it is a good thing that you learn to create one now. So the quest is not hard, just make sure to read the instructions carefully and then follow them to complete this quest in no time.