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1Copper sulfide — Copper sulfides describe a family of chemical compounds and minerals with the formula CuxSy. Both minerals and synthetic materials comprise these compounds. Some copper sulfides are economically important ores. Prominent copper sulfide minerals… …
2Copper alloys — are alloys with copper as their principal component. They have high resistance to corrosion.Due to its high electric conductivity, pure electrolytic copper is used mostly for making of electrical cables. Compositions The similarity in external… …
3copper processing — Introduction use of smelting or leaching, usually followed by electrolytic refining or recovery, to turn the ore into a form from which products can be fashioned. Included in this article also is a discussion of the mining of copper and of its… …
4Copper extraction techniques — This article is about historical production methods. For modern methods, see Flash smelting. The Chino open pit copper mine in New Mexico …
5Copper mining in Michigan — While it originated thousands of years earlier, copper mining in Michigan became an important industry in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its rise marked the start of copper mining as a major industry in the United States. Contents 1 Geology 2 …
6Copper mining in the United States — US primary copper production 1900 2008. Source: USGS …
7Copper in health — Normal absorption and distribution of copper. Cu = copper, CP = ceruloplasmin, green = ATP7B carrying copper. Copper is an essential trace element that is vital to the health of all living things (humans, plants, animals, and microorganisms). In… …
8copper — copper1 /kop euhr/, n. 1. a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; at. wt.: 63.54;… …
9Copper Range Company — This article is about the former US mining company. There is a current Australian company named Copper Range Limited. Cuprite on dendritic native copper, Champion Mine. Size 6.6 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm …
10List of copper alloys — Copper alloys are metal alloys that have copper as their principal component. They have high resistance against corrosion. The best known traditional types are bronze, where tin is a significant addition, and brass, using zinc instead. Both these …
