Question

_was used for the smelting process ​

Answer 1

The ores of base metals are often sulfides. ... Traditionally, they were used for the first step of smelting: forming two liquids, one an oxide slag containing most of the impurities, and the other a sulfide matte containing the valuable metal sulfide and some impurities.

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Answer 2

the ore of base metal

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