Metal Glossary
Copper Metal Glossary (R)
Refining
The further purification of Blister Copper by removal of its Oxygen content and recovery of any rare or precious metals that were present in the ore by either: a) fire refining in a furnace b) electrolytic refining, in which the blister Copper is cast into anodes, suspended in an acid solution and deposited on to plates at the cathode by electrolysis.