The metal is obtained from open-pit mines, mainly from sulfide ores and oxide ores. Specialized machinery is used to fracture the rock mass, in combination with controlled explosives, and once obtained, they are subjected to appropriate treatment.
As electrical conduction cable.
It is part of the alloys and is of great economic importance: bronze (copper and tin) and brass (copper and zinc).
When alloyed with other metals, it is used as raw material for the manufacture of coins.
Copper (II) sulfate is used as a fungicide (agricultural poison) and to eliminate algae in water purification.
Copper(I) oxide is used as a pigment in anti-corrosion paints, as a catalyst and in the production of glass and red enamels.
They come in the presentations of 33 kg ingots, cathodes, bare copper wires and copper nails, with a minimum purity of 99.97 %, distributed in packages and lots, according to customer requirements.