 Non-ferrous extractive metallurgy

Non-ferrous extractive metallurgy is a branch of metallurgy that focuses on the extraction and processing of metals that do not contain significant amounts of iron. This field encompasses various metallurgical processes designed to extract non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, cobalt, magnesium, gold, silver, and platinum group metals from their ores, concentrates, or recycled materials.