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Where is Copper Found
Copper can be found in nature as a native element, metal, or in
a combined state (oxides) in copper ores.
Copper is a common metal and there are several sites in the world where copper
can be found.
Today the USA is self-sufficient and, worldwide, second only to Chile in production.
sources:
http://www.exploringthenorth.com/cophistory/cophist.html
http://www.copper.org/education/c-facts/c-natural_resource.html
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