Meaning & use
beneficiation
The process of treating raw ore to remove impurities and increase the concentration of valuable material.
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Beneficiation of the mined rock separated the useful minerals from waste material.
The mining company invested in new beneficiation equipment to improve ore quality.
A note on using this word
Beneficiation is standard vocabulary in mining and materials engineering but almost never appears in general writing.
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