Copper Production How Is Copper Made
2019 09 26· Sulfide Copper Ores Virtually all sulfide type copper ores including chalcocite Cu 2 S chalcopyrite CuFeS 2 and covellite CuS are treated by crushing the ore to a fine powder it is concentrated by froth flotation which requires mixing the powdered ore with reagents that combine with the copper to make it hydrophobic