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Noun: beneficiation  ,be-ni,fi-si'ey-shun
  1. Crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
    - mineral extraction, mineral processing, mineral dressing, ore processing, ore dressing

Derived forms: beneficiations

Type of: extraction

Encyclopedia: Beneficiation