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Copper concentrate - sulfide ore (copper mine operation and beneficiation)

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The activity generating the emissions is copper mine operation and beneficiation, sulfide ore. The Reference Product is copper concentrate, sulfide ore. Copper concentrate, sulfide ore is a metal. It has a 29.63% copper content, which is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation and a by-product of smelting and refining of nickel concentrate. It is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: production of copper metal. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/22836/documentation

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NameCopper concentrate - sulfide ore (copper mine operation and beneficiation)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Year
1994
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
Scopes
XX,XX
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
xxx
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

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