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State of the art: Historical perspective of smelting
Author(s) -
Cassady Melvin E.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700010305
Subject(s) - antimony , copper , smelting , metallurgy , pyrometallurgy , cadmium , zinc , nickel , zinc smelting , medicine , materials science
This article discusses the general processing of non‐ferrous ores by pyrometallurgical methods. A general description of the process flows are given for copper, lead, zinc, antimony, nickel, and cadmium. Also described, in the case of copper, are the new pyrometallurgical processes being utilized in the U.S. copper industry.