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mineral extraction mineral processing mineral dressing ore processing ore dressing

Crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques WordNet 3.0

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Crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In the mining industry or extractive metallurgy, beneficiation is any process that improves the economic value of the ore by removing the gangue minerals, which results in a higher grade product and a waste stream. Wikipedia

Extractive metallurgy is a branch of metallurgical engineering wherein process and methods of extraction of metals from their natural mineral deposits are studied. Wikipedia

In the field of extractive metallurgy, mineral processing is the process of separating commercially valuable minerals from their ores. Wikipedia

Ore extraction process Wikidata

Process of separating commercially valuable minerals from their ores Wikidata

Process removing the gangue minerals of an ore resulting in a higher grade product Wikidata

The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal. Wiktionary

Reduction in size of particles of ore before further processing. Wiktionary (translation)

Any treatment of an ore used to concentrate its valuable constituents (minerals) into products (concentrate) of smaller bulk, and simultaneously to collect the worthless material (gangue) into discardable waste (tailings). Wiktionary

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