Sentence examples for supply of copper from inspiring English sources

There was another centre of the bronze trade in Lower Saxony, since the mines in the Harz Mountains produced a generous supply of copper and calamine.

It is possible that the name Alashiya or Alasia, both of which occur in Hittite and Egyptian records in connection with the supply of copper, refers to Cyprus.

A mine deep in the tundra of northern Canada has long yielded a steady supply of copper and zinc, but it will soon produce a very different bounty -- the country's first supply of legal marijuana.

The supply of copper was too small to form a metal currency in a period of expanding trade, and in any case large quantities were diverted to the temples to be made into statues and other cult objects.

Reports by the London Metal Exchange that the supply of copper in warehouses across the world had fallen by 200 tons, also helped give the metal's prices a much needed nudge on Monday.

A chloroplast copper transporter was identified by a complementation group of NPQ-deficient mutants, which affect electron transport by restricting the supply of copper for holoplastocyanin assembly in the thylakoid lumen [8].

Andina accounts for 16percentt of Codelco's output, and a strike would reduce supplies of copper.

(In November, six Chinese copper smelters announced plans to cut back production because of inadequate supplies of copper concentrate).

Egypt relied on trade with Anatolia for essential quantities of tin as well as supplementary supplies of copper, both metals being necessary for the manufacture of bronze.

They already produce most of the global supply of oil, copper, platinum, gold and silver.

Fig. 4 Supply of cobalt, copper, and nickel by mine type and scenario.