What does "hydrometallurgy" mean?

The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials.

Hydrometallurgy

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The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials. uncountable

Etymology

From hydro- + metallurgy.

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