cupriferous
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This is black, bituminous, and cupriferous, and when first extracted from the mine it is thrown out into an open space and heaped up in a mound.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Its characteristics are the argentiferous and cupriferous ores, whereas in South Midian gold and silver were worked; and the parallelogram whose limits are assigned above, might be converted into a Northern Grant.
From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
The yield of the argentiferous and cupriferous ores, proved, alas! to be but poor.
From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Wright, Thomas
The Indian titles to the mineral lands on that lake had been but a short time before completely extinguished, and the surveys of Dr. Houghton were bringing the cupriferous riches of the region into notice.
From Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men by Joblin, Maurice
On ore smelting he describes the reduction of iron and lead ores and cupriferous silver or gold ores with lead.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
