Mineral processing
Process of separating commercially valuable minerals from their ores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mineral processing is the process of separating commercially valuable minerals from their ores in the field of extractive metallurgy.[1] Depending on the processes used in each instance, it is often referred to as ore dressing or ore milling.
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Beneficiation is any process that improves (benefits) the economic value of the ore by removing the gangue minerals, which results in a higher grade product (ore concentrate) and a waste stream (tailings). There are many different types of beneficiation, with each step furthering the concentration of the original ore.