WordNet
mineral extraction
n. crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: mineral processing, mineral dressing, ore processing, ore dressing, beneficiation]
Usage examples of "mineral extraction".
It had already stopped all secondary functions, chemical and mineral extraction, fertilizer production, and was operating at minimum to keep the 1300-kilometer-long canal and tunnel complex filled with water.
ColdLakePromontory2 supervised the mineral extraction processes and subsequent construction of a habitation section.
The city sprawled out into it: platforms for residence, thermal energy, and mineral extraction.