smelting
Example Sentences
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Aluminum prices are expected to remain supported by a supply deficit in 2026, while still subdued alumina prices should continue to support smelting margins, he reckons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Indium is a byproduct of zinc smelting, so how much gets recovered depends on zinc economics, not on laser demand.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Gold is traditionally recovered either by smelting at very high temperatures or by using corrosive acid mixtures that generate hazardous waste.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Freeport-McMoRan’s massive copper mining and smelting operation sits on the hills above the towns of Miami, Claypool and Globe in eastern Arizona.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
Yayoi iron tools were initially imported from Korea in enormous quantities, until domestic Japanese iron smelting and production began after several centuries.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
