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Amongst the following, how many ores are roasted to convert them into their corresponding metal oxides: alumina, zinc blende, iron pyrites, copper pyrites, galena.

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Zinc blende (ZnS), iron pyrites `(FeS_3)` copper pyrites `(CuFeS_3)`, galena (PbS).
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