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===About Extraction of Metals===
There are 3 main processes for the ways '''extraction of metals'''takes place:
*None - [[Element]]s below [[Hydrogen]] are found [[Native]] which means the [[metal]] [[element]] can be found not as part of a [[compound]].
*[[Smelting]] - [[Element]]s above [[Hydrogen]] but below [[Carbon]] are found in [[metal]] [[compound]]s so they need to be [[Extraction of Metals|extracted]] by using [[Carbon]] to [[Displacement Reaction|displace]] the [[metal]] from the [[compound]].
*[[Electrolysis]] - [[Element]]s above [[Carbon]] are found in [[metal]] [[compound]]s but they cannot be [[Extraction of Metals|extracted]] with [[Carbon]] because [[Carbon]] is less [[Reactivity|reactive]] than those [[metal]]s so we use [[electrolysis]] to [[Extraction of Metals|extract]] them.
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|[[File:OpencastMine.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[ore]]s are mined from the ground.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[ore]]s are transported to [[Metal Refinery|metal refineries]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The material is purified to remove unwanted pieces of rock. If the [[metal]] is [[native]] it is put in a furnace to [[melt]]. If the [[metal]] is in a [[compound]] it is either put in a furnace with [[Carbon]] to [[Displacement Reaction|displace]] it or it is placed in an [[electrolysis]] cell to be '''extracted''' with electricity.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[metal]] is then molded into [[ingot]]s.
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