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mineral extraction  mineral processing  mineral dressing  ore processing  ore dressing
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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