the first stage in the extraction of a metal from an ore in which as much gangue as possible is removed and the ore is prepared for smelting, refining, etc
Also called: mineral dressing, mineral processing
ore dressing in American English
noun
Metallurgy
the mechanical processes by which valuable minerals are separated from ore
Word origin
[1860–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, blind spot, mutualism, prep, raider
Examples of 'ore dressing' in a sentence
ore dressing
Optimum technological parameters of sulfuric acid leaching of iron from magnetic products of chromium ore dressing are established.
Petrov G.V. , Shneerson Ya.M. , Andreev Yu.V. 2018, 'Extraction of platinum metals during procssing of chromium ores from dunnite deposits',Zapiski Gornogo Institutahttp://pmi.spmi.ru/index.php/pmi/article/view/7798. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Lead was the predominant polluted metal with two hot spots surrounding the ore dressing plant and open pit mine.
Teerawit Poopa , Prasert Pavasant, Vorapot Kanokkantapong, Bunyarit Panyapinyopol 2015, 'Spatial Distribution and Mobility Factor of Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soil in theVicinity of Abandoned Lead Ore Dressing Plant, Klity Village, Thailand', EnvironmentAsiahttp://www.tshe.org/ea/pdf/vol8no2-12.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)