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What is the most common ore of copper?
The most often mined ore of copper is the mineral chalcopyrite.
Copper ore peteoleum and diamonds are all?
Copper ore petroleum and diamonds are all nonrenewable resources.
What is low grade copper ore and what are the problems associated with it?
Low-grade copper ore contains a small amount of copper (1% or lower) and a big amount of waste rock. The problem with low-grade copper is that it breaks down and melts more easily than copper ore.
Where does copper come from'?
copper comes from beneath the earth
How can copper be extracted from its ore?
Decomposition
Chemical formula copper ore?
CuFeS2
What ore is copper found in?
a copper ore
What ore is copper?
Copper ore is called CHALCOPYRITE.
Do much of the worlds copper is contained in the mineral ore?
Chalcopyrite which is a copper iron sulphide mineral with formula CuFeS2.
How do you separate copper from it ore?
To separate copper from its ore, the process is called smelting. The copper and ore are heated and the copper turns to liquid which is then poured from the smelter.
Name one copper ore?
The mineral malachite is an ore of copper.
What is used to separate copper from its ore?
A refinery separates copper from its ore.
Is copper ore oxidized?
Most copper ore occurs as copper in combination with oxygen, yes.
What two minerals are commercial sources of iron?
The ore which contains both iron and copper is chalcopyrite. Its molecular formula is CuFeS2. Its molecular formula shows that it contains both iron as well as copper.
Where do you extract copper?
Copper Ore.
What is copper ore made of?
copper
How do you get copper metal from copper ore?
It depends upon nature of ore the most common ore of copper is Copper pyrite CuFeS2. the extraction of copper from this ore involves the following steps, 1-crushing, 2-grinding, 3-concentration of ore, 4-roastiong, 5-smelting, 6- preparation of blister copper and 7- electrorefining of blister copper.
