Copper smelting is an intricate high‐temperature process that converts copper concentrates into purer metallic copper through a series of chemical and thermal reactions. Central to modern smelting ...

A 6,500-year-old copper smelting furnace was found in the desert around Beersheba. Mastery of copper and smelting technology was key to the next step in human development. The furnace was found 60 ...

Finland-based Metso Corp. has opened a direct-reduced iron (DRI) smelting furnace pilot facility in Pori, Finland. The company says the new facility will allow customer-specific pilot-scale testing to ...

Ironveld announced in July 2022 plans to refurbish the FCF smelting complex comprising four 2.5 MW tilting electric arc furnaces (EAFs), four convertors with ladles, cranes and associated buildings ...