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COPPER ORE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copper Mining
  • Economic Geology
DEF

Rock carrying copper mineral or minerals.

CONT

Hydrometallurgy ... utilizes a chemical solvent to leach ... the metal from the ore ... For example, an aqueous solution of sodium or potassium cyanide might be used for some gold or silver ores, while an acid solution might be used for copper and zinc ores.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines de cuivre
  • Géologie économique
CONT

Le socle africain recèle des richesses considérables en minerai cuprifère.

CONT

L'Afrique semble riche en gisements platinifères, mais ne sont importants à l'heure actuelle que les placers d'Ethiopie, la récupération dans les minerais cuprifères du Congo et surtout l'exploitation des gisements [...] de dunites platinifères de la République Sud-Africaine [...]

Spanish

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