Copper Ore for Sale (contact us for your buying requirement)

Most copper ore bodies are mined from minerals created by weathering of the primary copper ore mineral chalcopyrite. Minerals in the enriched zone include chalcocite, bornite, djurleite. Minerals in the oxidized zones include malachite, azurite, chyrsocolla, cuprite, tenorite, native copper and brochantite.

Cuprite, the copper ore is a deep red color mineral that is the primary source for copper. It is a fairly common mineral often located with malachite and azurite. Major mining areas for cuprite occur in England, Germany, France, Siberia, Australia, China, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and the U.S.

Application

After passing through several stages of extracting copper from ore, pure Copper Cathodes of 99.9% purity may be shipped as melting stock to mills or foundries. Cathodes may also be cast into wire rod, billets, cakes or ingots, generally, as pure copper or alloyed with other metals.  Cathode is converted into:

• Wire Rod - Coiled rod about 1/2" in diameter is drawn down by wire mills to make pure copper wire of all gages.
• Billet - 30' logs, about 8" diameter, of pure copper are sawed into these shorter lengths which are extruded and then drawn as tube, rod and bar stock of many             varied sizes and shapes. Rod stock may be used for forging.
• Cake - Slabs of pure copper, generally about 8" thick and up to 28' long, may be hot- and cold-rolled to produce plate, sheet, strip and foil.
• Ingot - Bricks of pure copper may be used by mills for alloying with other metals or used by foundries for casting.