Copper glossary

Terminology provides a common language for an industry to discuss matters internally as well as with its suppliers, customers and regulators. Copper's glossary covers the material streams, metallurgy, technology, production systems and products surrounding the copper value circle. Hereby a few sources of copper terminology: 

A short glossary of copper terms is available on this website:

Glossary of terms

For a more extensive glossary, refer to Dr Langner's website:

http://www.understanding-copper.com/glossary.php (checked 8-Sep-26)

To support its statistical program, the International Copper Study Group provides a series of definitions and descriptions for copper-based products:

https://icsg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Definitions.pdf (checked 8-Sep-26)

Technical glossary on the website of the Copper Development Association:

https://copper.org/resource-library/glossary-of-technical-terms/ (checked 8-Sep-2026)

Copper Mining and Processing: Resources and Glossary

https://superfund.arizona.edu/resources/learning-modules-english/copper-mining-and-processing/resources-and-glossary (checked 8-Sep-26)

Last update: Sep-26