Emission Factor
Copper concentrate - sulfide ore (molybdenite mine operation)
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Emission factor summary
The activity generating the emissions is molybdenite mine operation. 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/5976/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Copper concentrate - sulfide ore (molybdenite mine operation) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Metals |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 1994 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | source_specific |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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API Reference
Activity ID
metals-type_copper_concentrate_sulfide_ore_molybdenite_mine_operation
UUID
80d6ea38-fe03-426c-bc0e-eec8b9cb93a0
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