mineral processing definition

mineral processing means the practice of beneficiating or liberating valuable minerals from their ores which may combine a number of unit operations such as crushing, grinding, sizing, screening, classification, washing, froth floatation, gravity concentration, electrostatic separation, magnetic separation, leaching, smelting, refining, calcining and gasification or any other processes incidental thereto;
mineral processing means the process of separating commercial value minerals from their ores;
mineral processing means the milling, beneficiation, leaching, smelting, cyanidation, calcination or upgrading of ores, minerals, rocks, mill tailings, mine waste and/or other metallurgical by-products or by similar means to convert the same into marketable products.

More Definitions of mineral processing

mineral processing means the milling, beneficiation or upgrading of ores or minerals and rocks or by similar means to convert the same into marketable products.
mineral processing means procedures, such as dry and wet crushing and grinding of ore or other products containing minerals, to raise concentration of the substance mined;
mineral processing means any activity whereby minerals or mineral ores are treated for the beneficiation thereof but excludes smelting and refining;
mineral processing means the activities of classification, beneficiation of Minerals or other activities conducted in order to increase the value of Minerals exploited.
mineral processing means the practice of benefici- ating or liberating valuable minerals from their ores, concentrates, or any semi-processed sub- stance belonging to or purchased from another person;
mineral processing means the practice of beneficiating or liberating valuable minerals from their ores which may combine a number of unit operations such as crushing, grinding, sizing, screening, classification, washing, froth flotation, gravity concentration, electrostatic separation, magnetic separation, leaching, smelting, refining,
mineral processing means the practice of beneficiating or liberating valuable minerals from their ores which may combine a number of unit operations such as crushing , grinding, sizing, screening, classification, washing, froth floatation, gravity concentration, electrostatic separation, magnetic separation, leaching, smelting, refining, calcining and gasification or any other processes incidental thereto; “mining” means the extraction of material, whether solid, liquid or gaseous, from land or from beneath the surface of the earth in order to win minerals, or any operations directly or