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SMELTINGThe process of extracting a metal from an ore by heating (8)
TAILINGSLeftover waste from an ore-crushing plant (8)
MININGThe process of extracting coal, iron or other minerals from the ground (6)
DELEADRemove a metal from
SMELTERPlace where metal is extracted from ore by heating (7)
SMELTExtract metal ore by heating (5)
HATTRICKExtracting a rabbit from a topper, or deadly balls from a bowler? (3,5)
OPENCAST____ mining, the technique of extracting rock or minerals from the surface of the ground (4,4)
GIRASOLERevolutionary means of extracting oil with a single stone (8)
FRACKINGFellow following with no end of interest method of extracting gas (8)
COALMINEUnderground place for extracting a fossil fuel: 2 wds.
ORPIMENTYellow mineral that is an ore of arsenic
STANNITEAn ore of tin
CHARCOALBlack form of carbon made by heating wood in the absence of air (8)
IRIDIUMThe element was discovered in 1803 in the acid-insoluble residues of platinum ores by the English chemist Smithson Tennant. The international prototype standard kilogram of mass is made from an alloy
SMELTERSMachines for extracting metal by heating at high temperatures (8)
ELUTIONProcess of extracting material by washing with solvent
MINERALFrom a word for an excavation of earth, a term for an ore, such as coal, gold or silver, obtained by digging; a substance neither animal nor vegetable; water found in nature; or, any element essential
ASSAYFrom "try, test", a determination of the proportion of metal in an ore (5)
TEMPEREDHardened by heating (8)