1) Blast furnace 2) Furnaceman at Pittsburgh 3) Industrial plant 4) Metal factory 5) Metal plant 6) Metal refinery 7) Ore processing place 8) Ore processor 9) Ore refinery 10) Place for a blast furnace 11) Place for refining metal 12) Place of refinement 13) Plant 14) Refiner of ore 15) Refinery 16) Smeltery Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/smelter
A processing plant which produces crude non-ferrous metal by treating mine feed (concentrate) or residues. In the case of aluminium a smelter produces refined metal from alumina. Found on http://www.metalbulletin.com/Glossary.html
A facility that melts or fuses ore, often with an accompanying chemical change, to separate its metal content. Emissions cause pollution. 'Smelting' is the process involved. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20094