Glossary · term
Smelting
Mining & Metallurgy
- Aliases
- smelt, smelted, smelter, matte, slag
- Domain
- Mining & Metallurgy
Definition
Melting an ore or concentrate with a reducing agent and a flux so the metal separates from the slag. Blast furnaces, flash smelters, submerged-arc furnaces.
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