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

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Chalcopyrite
CuFeS2

34.5

Chalcocite.jpg
Chalcocite
Cu2S
79.8

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Covellite
CuS
66.5

Bornite.jpg
Bornite
2Cu2S·CuS·FeS
63.3

Tetraedrite.jpg
Tetrahedrite
Cu3SbS3 + x(Fe,Zn)6Sb2S9

32–45

Digenite.jpg
Digenite
Cu9S5

78.1

Malachite Macro 43.jpg
Malachite
CuCO3•Cu(OH)2

57.7

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Azurite
2CuCO3·Cu(OH)2

55.1

Cuprite.jpg
Cuprite
Cu2O
88.8

Chrysocolla-122814.jpg
Chrysocolla
(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·n(H2O)
37.9

Tennantite2.jpg
Tennantite
Cu12As4S13

51.6

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Dioptase
CuSiO2(OH)2

45.3
Name
Formula
% Copper
when pure

Copper-bearing minerals[1]




References





  1. ^ Samans, Carl H. Engineering Metals and their Alloys MacMillan 1949









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