A method of operating a channel induction furnace so as to receive
electric arc furnace (EAF) dust, basic oxygen furnace (BOF) sludge/dust
and/or other iron and volatile metals containing materials as a feed
stream on a batch, continuous or semi-continuous basis together with a
iron-containing material feed, and therefrom produce an iron-containing
hot metal or pig iron product while recovering iron value from the feed
materials and recovering volatile metal components contained in the feed
materials.