The most common source of copper (rm Cu) is the …
The main ore mineral of copper in Australia (and worldwide) is chalcopyrite (CuFeS2). Bornite (Cu 5 FeS 4), covellite (CuS) and chalcocite (Cu 2 S) are important sources in the world, and many ore bodies also contain some malachite (CuCO3.Cu(OH) 2), azurite (Cu 3 (CO 3)2.Cu(OH) 2), cuprite (Cu 2 O), tenorite (CuO) and native copper. The sulphides, which yield most of the copper …