ore dressing

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Synonyms: ore-dressing, redressing, overdressing, dry dressing, re pressing

Antonyms: ore-dressing, redressing, overdressing, dry dressing, re pressing

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Noun

1. Any [[treatment]] of an ore used to [[concentrate]] its [[valuable]] constituents ([[mineral]]s) into [[product]]s ([[concentrate]]) of smaller [[bulk]], and simultaneously to [[collect]] the [[worthless]] material ([[gangue]]) into discardable [[waste]] ([[tailings]]).

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