๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ซ: ๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ 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: - ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ the ore to break it down. - ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง to refine it into fine particles. - ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ to separate copper from impurities. Once smelted, it undergoes ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ, leaving behind a copper cathode slab that is 99.99% ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐. This pure copper is then shipped off to companies where itโs 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. ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ. PS: How do you think copper shapes our world? Like and Follow Forte Minerals Corp.
๐ How does copper go from rock to wire? ๐ 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. ๐ 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. ๐ Copper is commercially produced mainly byย smeltingย or leaching, usually followed by electrodeposition from sulfate solutions. Read more ๐ https://lnkd.in/e475Cm9q Video by Drillage Time