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[syn: mineral extraction, mineral processing, mineral dressing, ore processing, ore dressing, beneficiation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Beneficiate \Ben`e*fi"ci*ate\, v. t. [Sp. beneficiar to benefit,
to work mines.] (Mining)
To reduce (ores). -- Ben`e*fi`ci*a"tion (?), n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
beneficiation
n 1: crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or
waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: mineral
extraction, mineral processing, mineral dressing, ore
processing, ore dressing, beneficiation]