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Extraction of Copper

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The principle ore from which copper is extracted is copper __.

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Copper pyrite, also known as chalcopyrite - is a brass-yellow mineral with the chemical formula $C u F e S_{2}$ . It occurs in most sulfide mineral deposits throughout the world and has been the chieflysignificant ore of copper for thousands of years

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