Mekanism adds various tiers of ore processing for better ingot yields from raw ores.
Each tier uses a specific maching to process the raw ore (for direct ingots, dusts, clumps, shards, or crystals.) Then the product is processed by the machines of the previous tiers
This is the stock minecraft Tier of directly smelting ores into ingots. First energy is producted for example by Heat Generator in passive mode.
1 Raw Ore -> Energized Smelter -> 1 Ingot
New machines on this tier: Enrichment Chamber
1 Raw Ore -> Enrichment Chamber -> 2 Dusts -> Energized Smelter -> 2 Ingots.
New machines on this tier: Purification Chamber Crusher
1 Raw Ore + Oxygen -> Purification Chamber -> 3 Clumps -> Crusher -> 3 Dirty Dusts -> Enrichment Chamber -> 3 Dusts -> Energized Smelter -> 3 Ingots
Oxygen can be obtained by Water -> Electric Pump -> Electrolytic Separator -> Oxygen
Electrolytic Separator back into energy.
New machines on this tier: Chemical Injection Chamber 1 Raw Ore + Hydrogen Chloride -> Chemical Injection Chamber -> 4 Shards -> 4 Shards + Oxygen -> Purification Chamber -> 4 Clumps -> Crusher -> 4 Dirty Dusts -> Enrichment Chamber -> 4 Dusts -> Energized Smelter -> 4 Ingots
The chain to make Hydrogen Chloride is self sustaining but quite involved. Water -> Electric Pump -> Salination Plant -> Brine -> Electrolytic Separator -> Hydrogen and Chlorine -> Chemical Infuser -> Hydrogen Chloride
New machines on this tier: Chemical Dissolution Chamber Chemical Washer Chemical Crystalizer
1 Raw Ore + Sulfuric Acid -> Chemical Dissolution Chamber -> Ore Slurry -> Ore Slurry + Water -> Chemical Washer -> Clean Ore Slurry -> Chemical Crystalizer -> Crystals -> Into Tier 3 Setup for Processing
You need a chain to make Hydrogen Chloride the same as Tier 3. You also need a source of Gravel/Flint/Gunpowder.
Gunpowder + Hydrogen Chloride -> Chemical Injection Chamber -> Sulfur Sulfur -> Chemical Oxidizer -> Sulfur Dioxide Sulfur Dioxide + Oxygen -> Chemical Infuser -> Sulfur Trioxide Water -> Rotary Condensentrator -> Water Vapor Water Vapor + Sulfur Trioxide -> Chemical Infuser -> Sulfuric Acid