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Task · part of 5. Choose one, and check first whether you can arrange it

5(e). Discuss size reduction, smelting and refining

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Two methods used to reduce rock in size, one of which uses a chemical process to extract a mineral, plus the difference between smelting and refining. The only route through requirement 5 needing no permission, no travel and nobody but your counselor.

Note. THE ROUTE THAT NEEDS NOTHING BUT A CONVERSATION. Unlike the other five, this one states no parent or guardian permission, no counselor approval and no visit. Two methods used to reduce rock in size, one of them a chemical process for extracting a mineral, plus the difference between smelting and refining. If access is your problem, this is the answer to it.

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  1. Mining in Society Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 5(e) · The only one of requirement 5's six routes that states no permission and no visit.

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