unsmelted

Not yet processed

Unsmelted describes ore or metal that has not been processed through smelting—the heating process that extracts pure metal from raw ore.

The unsmelted iron ore sat in heaps near the furnace.

The term appears mainly in mining, metallurgy, and historical contexts describing raw materials before refinement.

ore

raw ore

Unprocessed extracted mineral

iron oreExtractable metallic mineral deposit
copper oreMetal-bearing mineral deposit
bauxiteAluminum hydroxide ore

hematite · magnetite · malachite · galena · cassiterite · cinnabar · pitchblende · vein · lode · deposit

potential

raw material

Unprocessed production input

unprocessedNot yet treated
unrefinedNot processed or polished
crudeUnpolished, raw state

virgin · natural state · untapped · latent · dormant · resource · reserve · undeveloped · unexploited · stockpiled

metallic

ferrous

Relating to iron

nonferrousContaining no iron
ironElement twenty-six
copperReddish-brown metallic element

tin · lead · zinc · aluminum · precious metal · base metal · refractory · sulfide · oxide · carbonate

industrial

blast furnace

Ore-to-metal converter

foundryMetal casting facility
fluxContinuous change or flow
slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct

reduction · roasting · calcination · sintering · pelletizing · feedstock · pig iron · matte · bullion · ingot

extraction

mining

Extracting earth's resources

quarryPit for extracting rock
excavationAct of unearthing
prospectingSearching for mineral wealth

drilling · blasting · crusher · pit · shaft · tunnel · opencast · placer · dredging · stockpile

Opposites

metallurgical processing state

unsmeltedsmelted

Extracted metal via heat

refined · processed · purified · extracted · molten

Family

smelt, smelting, smelter, smelters

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