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In which furnace the smelting is done?

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Smelting is a process of heating ores of various metals such as copper glance (Cu2S) in the presence of oxygen (for oxidation) or coke (for reduction) at temperatures beyond the melting point of metals. It is done in a reverberatory furnace.

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