Copper can be extracted from copper ore by heating the copper ore with carbon.
Copper can also be extracted by phytomining.
What is an advantage of phytomining?
It is much faster than traditional mining and smelting.
It avoids the need for electrolysis to purify the copper.
It can be used to extract copper from low-grade ores.
It does not require the harvesting or burning of plants.
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