smeltery
Metal extraction facility
A smeltery is a place where ore is smelted—where metal is extracted from rock by heating.
The word is interchangeable with smelter, though smelter more often refers to the person or company doing the work, while smeltery emphasizes the facility itself: The old copper smeltery dominated the hillside.
Removing unwanted elements
- alloyingMixing metals together
- tappingRepeated light striking
- castingShaping through liquid form
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
flux · slag · ladle · mold · ingot · billet · sintering · cupola
Reddish-brown metallic element
zinc · lead · nickel · silver · gold · aluminum · brass · platinum
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
- ladleDeep spoon for serving
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
mold · anvil · quenching · kiln · hearth · flue · chimney · conveyor
Metal casting facility
- plantBotanical organism
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
- productionMaking or generating something
workforce · labor · operator · industrialization · mining · refinery · output · capacity
refining
Removing unwanted elements
crucible · flux · slag · ladle · mold · ingot · billet · sintering · cupola · refractory
copper
Reddish-brown metallic element
steel · zinc · lead · nickel · silver · gold · aluminum · brass · platinum · titanium
furnace
Enclosed heat-producing structure
tongs · mold · anvil · quenching · kiln · hearth · flue · chimney · conveyor · hopper
foundry
Metal casting facility
- plantBotanical organism
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
production · workforce · labor · operator · industrialization · mining · refinery · output · capacity · emissions
smelterymine
Ore excavation site
quarry · excavation site · colliery · diggings · open-pit mine
smelteryfoundry
Metal casting facility
scrapyard · machine shop · assembly plant · metalworks · forge