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ORE PREPARATION [1 record]

Record 1 1999-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
DEF

Treatment of ores to concentrate their valuable constituents (minerals) into products (concentrate) of smaller bulk, and simultaneously to collect the worthless material (gangue) into discardable waste (tailing). The fundamental operations of ore-dressing processes are the breaking apart of the associated constituents of the ore by mechanical means (severance) and the separation of the severed components (beneficiation) into concentrate and tailing, using mechanical or physical methods which do not effect substantial chemical changes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
DEF

Minéralurgie par séparation physique (gravité, séparation magnétique, flottation, etc.).

Key term(s)
  • préparation des minerais
  • traitement du minerai

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
  • Preparación de los productos mineros
Key term(s)
  • preparación mecánica
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