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Metallic Minerals
Metallic minerals occur naturally in rare mineral deposits containing valuable metals like nickel, copper, zinc, lead, and gold. These metals must be extracted from minerals through breaking them apart and chemical processing. Ontario is a major producer of metals, generating $450 billion from metal production, and companies spent $502 million exploring for new mineral deposits in 2007. Copper is a soft, reddish-orange metal that is highly conductive of heat and electricity and used as a building material and in alloys.
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- 2. A mineral isa naturally occurring substance that is solid and inorganic representable by a chemical formula, usually abiogenic, and has an ordered atomic structure. It is different from a rock, which can be an aggregate of minerals or non-minerals and does not have a specific chemical composition.
- 3. Metallic minerals occurin rare, naturally FORMED concentrations known as mineral deposits. These deposits can consist of a variety of metallic minerals containing valuable metals such as nickel (pentlandite), copper (chalcopyrite), zinc (sphalerite), lead (galena) and gold (occurs as a native element or as a minor constituent within other minerals) that are used in all aspects of our daily lives. Metallic minerals must be broken apart and chemically processed to extract the useful metal from the mineral. Ontario is a leading producer of metals such as platinum, nickel, cobalt, gold, copper, silver and zinc. To date, the total value of all metal production in Ontario is estimated at $450 billion dollars. During 2007, mineral exploration COMPANIES spent $502 million dollars exploring for mineral deposits in Ontario.
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- 8. Copper is achemical element with symbol Cu from Latin and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; a freshly exposed surface has a reddish-orange color. It is used as a conductor of heat and electricity, a building material, and a constituent of various metal alloys.