Small British coins are made largely of
copper (1p & 2p).
Lead
Ore - Galena.
Always associated with zinc and usually smelted at the same time. Smelting with limestone
is done in a blast furnace. The molten lead is then poured through a layer of molten zinc
which collects the impurities as a slag.
Info- Mixtures of metals are called alloys which can be ferrous or
non-ferrous. Some examples of non-ferrous alloys would be BRASS - copper
and zinc
BRONZE - copper and tin
