List of copper ores
Following is a list of minerals that serve as copper ores in the copper mining process:
Name | Formula | % Copper when pure |
---|---|---|
![]() Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 34.5 |
![]() Chalcocite | Cu2S | 79.8 |
![]() Covellite | CuS | 66.5 |
![]() Bornite | 2Cu2S·CuS·FeS | 63.3 |
![]() Tetrahedrite | Cu3SbS3 + x(Fe,Zn)6Sb2S9 | 32–45 |
![]() Digenite | Cu9S5 | 78.1 |
![]() Malachite | CuCO3•Cu(OH)2 | 57.7 |
![]() Azurite | 2CuCO3·Cu(OH)2 | 55.1 |
![]() Cuprite | Cu2O | 88.8 |
![]() Chrysocolla | (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·n(H2O) | 37.9 |
![]() Tennantite | Cu12As4S13 | 51.6 |
![]() Dioptase | CuSiO2(OH)2 | 45.3 |
Name | Formula | % Copper when pure |
Copper-bearing minerals[1] |
References
^ Samans, Carl H. Engineering Metals and their Alloys MacMillan 1949