Published February 2015  •  Updated July 2022  •  Read Time: 7 minutes
Copper is one of the most important and widely-mined industrial minerals.  It’s mines are often enormous pit mines, owned by multinational corporations worth billions of dollars.  In fact, the largest mine on earth is so big, it can be seen from space! Copper mines also produce much of the precious metals, including gold and silver.  Copper is a soft metal that was one of the first to be worked by man, even before the first civilizations developed.  It is one of the few native elements that is widely used in the metaphysical industry.  This is partially due to its availability, but also due to its attractive coloring and energy which sings of the desire to create the life we dream of. […]