
Copper Smelting Plant

by Science Photo Library
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Copper Smelting Plant
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Science Photo Library
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Copper smelting plant. Smelting is the process of removing pure metal from its ore. This is achieved by heating the oxidized ore in the presence of a reducing agent and a fluxing agent. This is the Rio Tinto Kennecott plant, located between the Oquirrh Mountains and Great Salt Lake in Utah, USA.
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June 28th, 2016
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