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There are two main methods to extract copper from its ores: smelting and electrolysis. In smelting, copper ore is heated in a furnace to produce crude copper containing impurities. In electrolysis, impure copper is purified using electricity, separating the pure copper from impurities. Future methods of copper extraction will include phytomining, using plants to absorb and concentrate copper ions from soil, and bioleaching, using bacteria to absorb and release copper compounds that can then be extracted via
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- sam mirison
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