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Dissolving valuable metals from an ore into a solution is known as what?
ACalcining
BRoasting
CSmelting
DLeaching
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Leaching
Leaching moves the wanted metal from the solid ore into an aqueous solution for later recovery.
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