The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cupriferous
Cupriferous \Cu*prif"er*ous\ (k?-pr?f"?r-?s), a. [Cuprum + -ferous.] Containing copper; as, cupriferous silver.
Wiktionary
cupriferous
a. Containing or producing copper.
Usage examples of "cupriferous".
The Rossland, the Boundary and the Kootenay districts are the chief centres of vein-mining, yielding auriferous and cupriferous sulphide ores, as well as large quantities of silver-bearing lead ores.