beneficiation meaning

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beneficiation (noun): crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques.

Definition of beneficiation

  1. crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques

    Synonyms: mineral extraction, mineral processing, mineral dressing, ore processing, ore dressing

    Type of: extraction

    Related forms: beneficiate

Word lists: words starting with BE · words ending in ON · 13-letter words

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