Copper Production: How Is Copper Made?
The first step in this process is crushing and powdering ore in a ball or rod mill. Sulfide Ores . Virtually all sulfide-type copper ores, including chalcocite (Cu 2 S), chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2) and covellite (CuS), are treated by smelting. After crushing the ore to a fine powder, it is concentrated by froth flotation, which requires mixing the powdered ore with reagents that combine with the ...
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