Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The reduction or metallurgical treatment of the metalliferous ores.
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- noun The
reduction in size of particles ofore before furtherprocessing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
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Examples
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The term beneficiation includes all procedures related to the enrichment of raw ores to produce marketable concentrates.
Chapter 20 1993
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Today, for the first time, it was made known that the Mining Charter now defines the term "beneficiation"; it spells out that mining companies may offset up to 11% of HDSA ownership requirements against the value of beneficiation activities.
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In this eye-popping outcome, it was agreed that the claimants would be deemed compliant by, first, making a 21% offset for "beneficiation" (processing and adding value to quarried stone mined in South Africa); and, second, providing a 5% employee share ownership program (ESOP) for employees of the operating companies.
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In this eye-popping outcome, it was agreed that the claimants would be deemed compliant by, first, making a 21% offset for "beneficiation" (processing and adding value to quarried stone mined in South Africa); and, second, providing a 5% employee share ownership program (ESOP) for employees of the operating companies.
Moneyweb daily news 2010
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Warburg Pincus is part-exiting from its three-year-old investment in the maiden public offer of the coal beneficiation and power generation firm ACB India.
Morning News Roundup Deals India Staff 2011
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The Kolkata-headquartered company also operates 17 coal beneficiation facilities with an aggregate designed feedstock capacity of 39.40 million tons annually.
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Investigation is made into alloys or processes of concentration or beneficiation or ores.
Energy and Society~ Chapter 8~ Changing Claims on the Distribution of Energy Surpluses 2009
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If foreign ores cost too much, they may be replaced through the concentration and beneficiation of domestic ores, or the discovery of new alloy substitutes.
Energy and Society~ Chapter 14~ Not One World, But Many 2009
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These include the development of new industries in the information and communication technology products and services, metal beneficiation, chemical production and smart materials.
Speech by Beatrice Ngcobo during the debate on the Science and Technology Budget Vote 2008
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Among other things, this will require an active and well-resourced industrial and trade policy aimed at creating decent work through expansion of labour absorbing sectors, diversifying our industrial and services base, pursuing an active beneficiation strategy, building sustainable export industries, and expanding production for domestic and regional consumption.
ANC Today 2008
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