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calcination or roasting of ores. In this process called smelting, the oxide ores are converted into the metallic state by reduction (A) Smelting (reduction with carbon): metal sulphide is partialThe process of extracting the metal by fusion of its oxide ore with carbon (C) or CO is called smelting. It is carried out in a