Usually means: Improving ore quality through processing.
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▸ noun:  The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal.

Similar:
ore dressing, mineral dressing, Mineral processing, ore processing, reduction furnace, recovery, concentration, dressing, smelt, comminution, more...

Opposite:
detriment, harm, disadvantage

Types:
gravity separation, magnetic separation, flotation, leaching, biomining, hydrometallurgy, more...

Adjectives:
physical, ore, preliminary, extensive, little, such, further, fine, magnetic, dry, mechanical

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Similar:
ore dressing, mineral dressing, Mineral processing, ore processing, reduction furnace, recovery, concentration, dressing, smelt, comminution, more...

Opposite:
detriment, harm, disadvantage

Types:
gravity separation, magnetic separation, flotation, leaching, biomining, hydrometallurgy, more...

Adjectives:
physical, ore, preliminary, extensive, little, such, further, fine, magnetic, dry, mechanical



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