Copper Mining and Processing: Everything you Need to Know
The Copper Mining Process. Once it''s located within the earth, copper ore goes through eight stages before the consumer sees it in various products that affect every day life in the home and business. These eight stages include: Mining; Grinding; Concentrating; Roasting; Smelting; Conversion ; Anode Casting; ElectroRefining; Documentation of the use of copper dates back to ancient times