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Sulfuric acid (process use)
Sulfuric acid used in heap leaching and SX-EW (solvent extraction–electrowinning) operations to dissolve copper oxide ores. Also a major byproduct of pyrometallurgical smelting — copper smelters produce 3–4 tonnes of sulfuric acid per tonne of copper, making them the world's largest sulfuric acid producers.
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1 essential American goods rely on sulfuric acid (process use) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.