English Explanatory Dictionary

ore dressing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any treatment of an ore used to concentrate its valuable constituents (minerals) into products (concentrate) of smaller bulk, and simultaneously to collect the worthless material (gangue) into discardable waste (tailings).

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