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๐‚๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ The journey from rocks to wire. Copper originates deep within the Earth. Mined as rock, it is then brought to the surface for a long transformation. From there, it undergoes these essential processes: - ๐‚๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  the ore to break it down. - ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง to refine it into fine particles. - ๐’๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  to separate copper from impurities. Once smelted, it undergoes ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ, leaving behind a copper cathode slab that is 99.99% ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž. This pure copper is then shipped off to companies where itโ€™s shaped into the wires and products we use every day. This final stage takes copper from raw material to the vital wiring in our homes, cars, and devices. The power of copper lies in its versatility: - It conducts heat and electricity exceptionally well. - It's used in everything from tech to transportation. From rock to wire, copper fuels our modern world. ๐‚๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ. PS: How do you think copper shapes our world? Like and Follow Forte Minerals Corp.

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๐Ÿš€ How does copper go from rock to wire? ๐Ÿš€ Copper (Cu),ย chemical element, a reddish, extremely ductileย metalย of Group 11 (Ib) of theย periodic tableย that is an unusually good conductor ofย electricityย andย heat. ๐Ÿš€ Copper is found in the free metallic state in nature. This native copper was first used (c. 8000ย bce) as a substitute for stone byย Neolithicย (New Stone Age) humans. ๐Ÿš€ Copper is commercially produced mainly byย smeltingย or leaching, usually followed by electrodeposition from sulfate solutions. Read more ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://lnkd.in/e475Cm9q Video by Drillage Time

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