Benficiate (Verb)
Meaning
Subject to a reduction process; "benficiate ores".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Copper ores must be beneficiated before they can be smelted to produce copper.
- The mining company uses various techniques to beneficiate the low-grade iron ore extracted from the mine.
- In order to beneficiate the tin ore, it must be crushed and separated from other minerals.
- Flotation is a common method used to beneficiate phosphate ores by separating them from other minerals.
- The primary objective of mineral processing is to beneficiate ores, concentrating the valuable minerals and removing waste rock.