Cross-Comparison of Leaching Strains Isolated from Two Different Regions: Chambishi and Dexing Copper Mines

Table 1

Chemical and copper mineral composition (% wt/wt) of Chambishi and Dexing minerals samples.

Components	Chambishi	Dexing	Copper minerals	Chambishi	Dexing
Cu	0.221	0.591	Free copper oxide	0.16	0.03
Fe	1.991	6.612	Combined copper oxide	0.032	0.011
S	0.224	2.563	Secondary copper sulfide	0.021	0.08
As, Cd, Ni, Pb	<0.01	~0.01	Primary copper sulfide	0.008	0.47
			Total copper	0.221	0.591