How did people figure out the extraction of metal from ore/rock via mining and refining?

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One hears about the iron age and the bronze age—eras in which people discovered metallurgy. But how did that happen? Was it like:

1. Look at rock
2. See shiny
3. Try to melt the shiny out of the rock
4. Profit?

Explain it to me!

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The podcast Interesting Things Explained Well did a piece on this:

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