Follow the processing routes.
Separate ore, concentrate, refined and fabricated copper.
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Put the copper mass
on a clear basis.
Translate ore, grade and yields into a transparent material balance.
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How this model works
Contained Cu = ore tonnes × grade / 100.
Recovered Cu = contained Cu × recovery / 100.
Refined equivalent = recovered Cu × final yield / 100.
Both yields apply sequentially to copper mass, not to total rock mass. The initial unrecovered quantity and final refining allowance are shown separately. The result is not a process design, a sales entitlement or evidence of cathode quality. It excludes variability, intermediate inventories and by-products.
Default example: 6,000 t contained; 5,100 t recovered; 4,998 t final equivalent. All inputs are illustrative.
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