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∙Leaching is used when the ore is soluble in a solvent.
∙The powdered ore is dissolved in a chemical, usually a strong solution of NaOH.
∙The chemical solution dissolves the metal in the ore and it can be extracted and separated from the gangue by extracting the chemical solution.
∙ Extraction of the aluminium metal from bauxite ore is done using this process.