Copper ore Form : Lumps

Copper ores is the main copper sulphide minerals are chalcopyrite (cufes2) chalcocite (cu2s), covellite (cus), bornite (cu5fes4), tetrahedrite ((cu,fe)12sb4s13) and enargite (cu3ass4). The largest source of copper is from porphyry ore deposits in which one or a combination of the aforementioned minerals occurs.