copper smelting
Extracting metal heat
Copper smelting is the process of extracting copper metal from ore by heating it to high temperatures, typically with chemical reducing agents.
The ore melts and separates into pure copper and waste slag.
Smelting has been practiced for thousands of years and remains central to copper production: The region's economy depends on copper smelting.
- blast furnaceOre-to-metal converter
- roastingCooking with dry heat
- converterDevice that transforms input
- electrolysisCurrent-induced ionic separation
- malachiteGreen copper carbonate stone
matte · slag · fluxing · crucible · ladle · arsenic · sulfur dioxide · iron oxide · refining · silica · anode · refinery · ingot · molten · ore · patina · bronze · heat
- heavy industrysteel mills, steel production, steel industry, steelmaking, smelters
- Bronze Agebronze swords, bronze, bronze tools, bronze jewelry, bronze dagger
- metalworkingwelding, casting, forging, smithing, anvil
- copper industries
- metallurgyrefining, ferrite, base metal, alloys, annealing
- smeltingblast furnace, smelter, furnace, ore, slag