How is Copper Ore Processed
All the ores are of a complex nature, with almost 45 per cent occurring as oxides and carbonates which are, for the most part, acid soluble. The ore contains chalcocite, chalcopyrite, bornite and covellite as sulphides and cuprite, tenorite, malachite, azurite and chrysosolla as oxides, carbonates and silicates and native copper.