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Some rocks contain pure metals like gold silver and copper. These are elements on the Periodic Table and are called 'native' ores. Other metals like iron,magnesium and zinc are found as metallic oxides in their ores and have to be refined to make the metal. The ores are pounded to dust and reduced by removing the oxygen molecule in the oxide to convert them back to the metallic state. This is done in a furnace.

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