Smelting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005405",
  "term": "Smelting",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A pyrometallurgical process that extracts a base metal from its ore by heating it to a high temperature in the presence of a reducing agent. This chemical reduction separates the desired metal from other elements in the ore. Smelting is a primary step in the production of metals like iron, copper, and lead from their respective mineral concentrates.",
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Verhüttung",
    "es": "fundición",
    "fr": "smeltage"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/smelting/"
}