The major components in "Gun Metal" are

$A$ blast furnace is employed in the smelting of oxide ore with coke and flux in the metallurgy of:

What is known as Thomas slag?

Given below are two statements related to Ellingham diagram:
Statement-$I$ : Ellingham diagrams can be constructed for formation of oxides,sulfides and halides of metals.
Statement-$II$ : It consists of plots of $\Delta_f H^0$ vs $T$ for formation of oxides of elements.
In the light of the above statements,choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Read the following statements :
$(I)$ $Al$ has greater affinity than that of $Cr$ for oxygen
$(II)$ $Al$ can be used for reduction of $Fe_2O_3$
$(III)$ Carbon is used for reduction of $PbO$
$(IV)$ $SnO_2$ can be reduced by carbon
Choose the correct set of statement$(s)$:

Which of the following processes is $NOT$ involved in the extraction of metal from cassiterite $(SnO_2)$ ore?