ore dressing
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Ore dressing — is one of the principal processes in the work of mining. It consists of separating economically valuable minerals from those with little or no value, or of separating valuable minerals from each other, so that they may be further processed, for… … Wikipedia
ore dressing — noun crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques • Syn: ↑mineral extraction, ↑mineral processing, ↑mineral dressing, ↑ore processing, ↑beneficiation • Derivationally related forms: ↑beneficiate … Useful english dictionary
ore dressing — noun Date: 1831 mechanical preparation (as by crushing) and concentration (as by flotation) of ore … New Collegiate Dictionary
ore dressing — n. Metall. the mechanical processes by which valuable minerals are separated from ore. [1860 65] * * * … Universalium
ore dressing — /ˈɔ drɛsɪŋ/ (say aw dresing) noun the art of separating the valuable minerals from an ore without chemical changes …
Dressing — may refer to: Dressing (medical), a medical covering for a wound, usually made of cloth Ore dressing Salad dressing, a type of sauce which is generally poured on a salad, or spread on the bread of a sandwich Stuffing, a mixture of various… … Wikipedia
ore — /awr, ohr/, n. 1. a metal bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit. 2. a mineral or natural product serving as a source of some nonmetallic substance, as sulfur. [bef. 900; conflation of ME ore, OE ora ore,… … Universalium
öre — /ue rddeuh/, n., pl. öre. 1. a bronze coin of Norway, the 100th part of a krone. 2. a zinc or bronze coin of Denmark, the 100th part of a krone. 3. a bronze coin of Sweden, the 100th part of a krona. 4. a fractional currency of the Faeroe Islands … Universalium
ore processing — noun crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques • Syn: ↑mineral extraction, ↑mineral processing, ↑mineral dressing, ↑ore dressing, ↑beneficiation • Derivationally related forms: ↑beneficiate … Useful english dictionary
dressing floor — /ˈdrɛsɪŋ flɔ/ (say dresing flaw) noun the place where ore is sorted on the floor of a mine; a strake …
