Today, copper is primarily obtained from the ores cuprite (CuO 2), tenorite (CuO), malachite (CuO 3 ·Cu(OH) 2), chalcocite (Cu 2 S), covellite (CuS) and bornite (Cu 6 FeS 4). Large deposits of copper ore are located in the United States, Chile, Zambia, Zaire, Peru and Canada. More @Wikipedia
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