Facts About Copper

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Facts About Copper
Copper Uses, Resources, Supply, Demand and Production Information
Republished from a USGS Fact Sheet from June, 2009

Copper - A Metal Used Through The Ages

Copper was one of the first metals ever extracted and used by humans, and it has made vital contributions to sustaining and improving society since the dawn of civilization. Copper was first used in coins and ornaments starting about 8000 B.C., and at about 5500 B.C., copper tools helped civilization emerge from the Stone Age. The discovery that copper alloyed with tin produces bronze marked the beginning of the Bronze Age at about 3000 B.C.