Concept information

industrial process > metal working > metal smelting

Preferred term

metal smelting  

Definition

  • A metallurgical process in which ore mixtures are heated above melting point to extract or yield a crude metal.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/5186

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