Mineral Dressing (Noun)
Meaning
Crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The mineral dressing process involves the physical and mechanical separation of valuable minerals from waste rock.
- Mineral dressing techniques are used to extract and purify metals such as copper, gold, and iron from their ores.
- Crushing, grinding, and flotation are common steps in the mineral dressing process.
- The mineral dressing plant uses a combination of gravity and magnetic separation to recover gold from quartz ore.
- Mineral dressing can involve the use of various chemicals to enhance the separation of valuable minerals from waste rock.