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Describes the processes for extracting copper from its ores and discusses qualitatively and quantitatively the reasons for using each particular process. This edition (2nd ed., 1980) chronicles the changes which have taken place in copper extraction over the last 20 years, including the shrinkage of reverbatory smelting, the continued growth of draft smelting, the remarkable growth of solvent extraction/electrowinning, and the use of stainless steel cathodes in electrorefining and electrowinning.