Extraction

Smelting: Extractive Metallurgy, Copper Extraction Techniques, History of Ferrous Metallurgy, Blast Furnace, Bloomery, Cast Iron, Clinker

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Smelting is a form of extractive metallurgy; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore. This includes iron extraction (for the production of steel) from iron ore, and copper extraction and other base metals from their ores. Smelting uses heat and a chemical reducing agent, commonly a fuel that is a source of carbon such as coke, or in earlier times charcoal, to change the oxidation state of the metal ore. The carbon … More >>

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The Chemistry of Gold Extraction

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The Chemistry of Gold Extraction is an extensively revised and comprehensively updated edition of the well-known reference first published in 1992. It provides the broad base of knowledge that is now required by all those working in the gold extraction and gold processing industries. The book bridges the gap between research and industry by emphasizing the practical applications of chemical principles and techniques. The technical reference includes in-depth disc… More >>

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