Multiple choice

Which of the followiing metallurgical methods is based on the thermal treatment of minerals and metallurgical ores ?

  1. Powder metallurgy

  2. Archaeometallurgy

  3. Pyrometallurgy

  4. Carbonyl metallurgy

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Pyrometallurgy is a branch of extractive metallurgy. It consists of the thermal treatment of minerals and metallurgical ores and concentrates to bring about physical and chemical transformations in the materials to enable recovery of valuable metals.