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mineral processing

n. crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: mineral extraction, mineral dressing, ore processing, ore dressing, beneficiation]

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Mineral processing

In the field of extractive metallurgy, mineral processing, also known as ore dressing, is the process of separating commercially valuable minerals from their ores.