heap roasting

heap roasting

[′hēp ‚rōst·iŋ]
(mining engineering)
A process in which ore with a high sulfur content is roasted by the combustion of the sulfur.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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