In the extraction of copper, its sulphide ore is heated in a reverberatory furnace after mixing with silica to:
decrease the temperature needed for roasting of \( \mathrm{Cu}_2\mathrm{S} \)
remove calcium as \( \mathrm{CaSiO}_3 \)
separate \( \mathrm{CuO} \) as \( \mathrm{CuSiO}_3 \)
remove \( \mathrm{FeO} \) as \( \mathrm{FeSiO}_3 \)