Lead smelting
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Plants for the production of lead are generally referred to as lead smelters.
The now closed Doe Run primary lead smelting facility in Herculaneum, Missouri
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Galena
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Galena, also called lead glance, is the natural mineral form of lead sulfide. It is the most important ore of lead and an important source of silver.
Lead smelting
…People who operate or work in such plants are also referred to as smelters or casters. Galena, the most common mineral of lead, is primarily lead sulfide (PbS). The sulfide is oxidized to a sulfite (PbSO3) which thermally decomposes into lead…
Galena with minor pyrite
Galena with baryte and pyrite from Cerro de Pasco, Peru; 5.8 cm × 4.8 cm × 4.4 cm (2.3 in × 1.9 in × 1.7 in)
Galena from Sweetwater, Missouri, USA (Sorbonne University).
Galena cat's whisker detector