Chapter 6 Copper Production Technology
1 PyrometaIIurgy IS the extractIon of metaI from ores anD concen-trates using chemical reactions at high temperatures. 2 Hydrometallurgy is the recovery of metaIs from ores using water-based solutions. As early as 6000 B. C., native copper–the pure metal—was foundas reddish stones in the Med- iterranean area and hammered into utensils,
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