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To refine an ore means to extract the valuable metal that is inside the ore.
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What is Bauxite the principal ore of?
Bauxite is the principal ore of aluminium.
How did iron extract from the ground?
Smelting: Mined out of the ground, raw ore is a mixture of materials called ore proper and loose earth called gangue (waste). The ore proper is separated by crushing the raw ore are simply washing away the lighter soil. Breaking down the ore from its impurities is more difficult.
An important ore of uranium is called?
An important ore of uranium is called Pitchblende.
Haematite is an ore of?
Hematite is a mineral made of iron and oxygen. It can be gray, red, or brown.
What is the mineral used to create iron ore?
Iron is the mineral. Iron is an element and as such, is not composed of any other materials, though iron ore comes out of the ground mixed with many other minerals. The ore must then be processed to extract the pure iron for practicle use.
Is lead an ore?
Lead is not an ore. Lead is a metal which is obtained by refining lead ore (or which may be a byproduct of the refinement of other metals).
Is ore extracted from a mineral or a mineral extracted from an ore?
An ore is a rock or mineral from which a valuable metal can be obtained through refining processes.
How is iron manufactured from iron ore?
by the process of mineral refining
What is the name of a process by which low-grade ore is separated from gangue?
refining
What name is given to the industrial process for refining this ore?
fluid control
What is the process of obtaining pure metal from ore called?
is it called purification or refining
What are the benefits a company can gain by concentrating a metal ore before refining it?
is it cheaper and more concentarted
Why was bronze used before iron even though iron ore was easier to find?
Refining Iron from ore requires a lot more heat than formulating bronze.
Steps to mining smelting and refining that are used to extract minerals or elements from ore?
try your best. you test the amount of rock, check the profitability, mine the ore, do the process of smelting. f
What is the definition for ore?
Ore is a mineral that can be refined into some useful substance, which is usually a metal. Iron ore is the rock from which iron is refined.
What are the three stages involved in extracting metal from it's mineral ore?
Smelting is a classic method of separating metals from (refining) ore. It's been around a long time. Chemical refining works well for certain metals. It came along more recently as chemistry evolved. Electro-refining depends on (what a surprise) electricity, and it is in common use nowadays.
What is it called when you isolate polonium and radium from uranium ore?
Separation and refining of radium and polonium from uranium ores by different chemical technology processes.
