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Ore mineral

Malachite

An oxidised copper mineral. Leachable with acid without smelting, which is why oxide caps are mined first.

Quartz, malachite · Géry PARENT · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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An oxidised copper mineral. Leachable with acid without smelting, which is why oxide caps are mined first.

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Material	Role	Grade note
Copper	Oxide ore, acid-leachable	—

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The reddish metal that carries electricity better than anything except silver, and which humans have been smelting…

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