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matte smelting

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matte smelting [′mat ‚smelt·iŋ]
(metallurgy)
Smelting of copper-bearing materials in a reverberatory furnace.
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00 Hardcover TA480 The Peirce-Smith converter, used in the field of metallurgy during the second stage of nickel and copper matte smelting to convert sulfides to metal, was patented in 1909 and 100 years later remains a workhorse of the industry.
International Peirce-Smith converting centennial; proceedings by SciTech Book News
 
 
 
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