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Copper has been used by humans for at least 10,000 years. More than 97% of all copper ever mined and smelted has been extracted since 1900. [citation needed] The increased demand for copper due to the growing Indian and Chinese economies since 2006 has led to increased prices and an increase in copper theft. [57]
This is a list of prices of chemical elements. Listed here are mainly average market prices for bulk trade of commodities. ... Copper: 8.96: 60 (1.662 ...
[41]: 245–246 Mining was halted in recent years due to low copper prices, but the open pit was reopened in 2004 by Quadra Mining Ltd. In 2007, the mine produced 121 million pounds (55 thousand tonnes) of copper, plus byproduct molybdenum.
The environmental cost of copper mining was estimated at 3.7 kg CO 2-eq per kg of copper in 2019. [52] Codelco , a major producer in Chile, reported that in 2020 the company emitted 2.8 t CO 2 -eq per ton (2.8 kg CO 2 -eq per kg) of fine copper. [ 53 ]
Gold-copper ore, concentrated and leached 16 (2018) [6] 16 Lisbon Valley San Juan County, Utah: Lisbon Valley Mining Company Copper ore, open pit, heap leached 10–15 (2018) [9] 17 Miami: Gila County, Arizona: Freeport-McMoRan: Copper ore, leached 5 (2021) [2] 18 Carlota Gila County, Arizona: KGHM Polska Miedź: Porphyry copper open pit ...
The third commercial copper ISASMELT plant was installed in MIM's Mount Isa copper smelter at a cost of approximately A$100 million. [37] It was designed to treat 104 t/h of copper concentrate, containing 180,000 t/y of copper, and it began operation in August 1992. [37]
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The Cerro Verde mine is a very large copper mine located about 20 miles southwest of Arequipa, in southwestern Peru.Cerro Verde represents one of the largest copper reserves in Peru and in the world, having estimated reserves of 4.63 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.4% copper and 113.2 million oz of silver.