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This Copper Development Association resource provides a comprehensive
account of the mining and extraction of copper from oxide and sulfide
ores. This includes the an overview of copper bearing minerals,
historical overview of copper mining, modern open-cast mining and
extraction techniques.
These Copper Development Association resources have now been updated. There are two separate resources suitable for use with pupils ages
11-16. You can download and save these resource as Zip folders.
Click on the following links and choose the
'save' option.
Copper_mining_and_extraction_sulfide_ores.zip
Copper_mining_and_extraction_oxide_ores.zip
To use the files, you will need to extract them by right clicking on the Zip folder and choosing the 'extract all' option.
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