Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ore_processing

1 sense of ore processing

Sense 1
mineral extraction, mineral processing, mineral dressing, ore processing, ore dressing, beneficiation -- (crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques)
       => extraction -- (the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means)