Converting copper ore to copper metal often involves many steps. First, the ore is crushed into small pieces. Then the crushed pieces are mixed with water to form a slurry, a soup-like mixture of crushed ore and water. The slurry is spun around in large vats with steel balls to crush/the ore to an even finer powder.
How many hours a week should Canadians be working? Home to Toronto â the financial capital of Canada - you might think Ontario has the longest work week in Canada. But it turns out Albertans work the hardest, racking up an average of 39 hours per week compared to the average Canadian, who works 36.6 hours per week. Quebecers have the shortest average work week with only 35.4 hours.
Some government and corporate employees now work a 9/80 work schedule (80 hours over 9 days during a two-week period)âcommonly 9 hour days Monday to Thursday, 8 hours on one Friday, and off the following Friday.