Question

Explain the following terms?
(i) Gangue (ii) Slag

Answer 1

Gangue:The impurities associated with ore is called gangue.
Slag:The fusable product formed when gangue combines with the flux is called slag.

Answer 2

Gangue is the rock or mineral that mainly matter with no value occurring with on metallic ore in a vein or deposit.

Gangue is the fine-grained quartz or jasperoid, as well as barite.

Separation of the mineral from the gangue is the mineral processing, ore dressing or mineral dressing.

Slag is glass-like by-product on varied desired metal separated with the raw ore.