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1 Slide 1 Copper and rare earth

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3 Slide 3 Copper has been found in ancient times in pure ore. The ancient people found that copper was easily manipulated. Copper was one of the first metals used to make coins and that practice began in about 8000 BC. The legacy of copper mining in Arizona 5 min

4 Copper is a precious metal that currently is mined from a “quarry” or “open pit” because it seems that the bigger chunks or nuggets of copper have already been removed from the earth. When extracting copper from raw dirt, other metals such as gold and silver also show up. Slide 4 The Mining Process at Copper Mountain Mine 7min But skip to the last 3 minutes of the video. Extracting Copper from it Ore 2.5 min

5 Slide 5 How do “developed” countries still harvest copper, gold and other precious metals?

6 Slide 6 Bingham Canyon.

7 Slide 7 60 Minutes Highlights Importance of Rare Earth Elements 12min

8 https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/gpm01
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