HyperDic: mineral_extraction

English > 1 sense of the expression mineral extraction:
NOUNprocessmineral extraction, mineral processing, mineral dressing, ore processing, ore dressing, beneficiationcrushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
English > mineral extraction: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaningcrushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques.
Synonymsmineral processing, mineral dressing, ore processing, ore dressing, beneficiation
Category ofactivating agent(mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific mineral
BroaderextractionThe process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

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