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Record 1 2001-11-21

English

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

As most ores mined today are low-grade ores - that is, they contain only a small percentage of valuable metals - a large bulk of material must be treated ... Therefore methods are used to ... remove as much of the worthless part as possible. This is called mineral beneficiation ...

Key term(s)
  • beneficiation of ores
  • ore enrichment
  • ore benefication

French

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

Ensemble de divers procédés mécaniques, physiques ou physico-chimiques ayant pour but d'augmenter la concentration en élément utile des minerais, de rendre ceux-ci plus faciles à traiter par les processus ultérieurs des réactions métallurgiques, et enfin d'éliminer des parties stériles, telles que les gangues, avant les traitements d'élaboration.

Spanish

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