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How does metal come from the ground?

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through the process of smelting ore

Ore is mined from the ground in rock or particle form and then processed using many different techniques.

The most basic form of smelting involves the utilization of the different melting points of metal, allowing a smelter to heat ore to a desired temperature and melt out the desired product. This metal is then refined.

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To extract a metals from the ground you use the method of electricity or carbon. It depends on how reactive the metal is. If the metal is highly reactive it is extracted by electrolysis through an electric current. It makes the process very expensive. This is why this process is only done on highly reactive metals. Less reactive metals are extracted with the process of reduction and carbon. They do this by taking the oxygen from the substance. This extraction is not as expensive but it can only be used on less reactive metals.

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well metal is apart of earth from composting see metal is made out of dirt

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