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• Ore concentrate — Ore concentrate, dressed ore or simply concentrate is the product generally produced by metal ore mines. The raw ore is usually ground finely in various comminution operations and gangue (waste) is removed, thus concentrating the metal… …   Wikipedia

• Ore sorting — refers to the process of separating an ore into separate constituent parts. Today, ore sorters are widely used in industrial mineral mines, diamond mines and base and precious metal mines. Ores are typically sorted to increase the efficiency of… …   Wikipedia

• Concentrate — Con*cen trate (? or ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concentrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concentrating}.] [Pref. con + L. centrum center. Cf. {Concenter}.] 1. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ore genesis — The various theories of ore genesis explain how the various types of mineral deposits form within the Earth s crust. Ore genesis theories are very dependent on the mineral or commodity. Ore genesis theories generally involve three components:… …   Wikipedia

• concentrate — concentrative /kon seuhn tray tiv, keuhn sen treuh /, adj. concentrativeness, n. concentrator, n. /kon seuhn trayt /, v., concentrated, concentrating, n. v.t. 1. to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one… …   Universalium

• concentrate — I. verb ( trated; trating) Etymology: com + Latin centrum center Date: 1641 transitive verb 1. a. to bring or direct toward a common center or objective ; focus < concentrate one s efforts > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ore dressing — noun Any treatment of an ore used to concentrate its valuable constituents (minerals) into products (concentrate) of smaller bulk, and simultaneously to collect the worthless material (gangue) into discardable waste ( …   Wiktionary

• concentrate — con•cen•trate [[t]ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt[/t]] v. trat•ed, trat•ing, n. 1) to bring or draw to a common center; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one s attention on a problem[/ex] 2) to put or bring into a single place, group, etc.: The… …   From formal English to slang

• concentrate — 1. verb /kɒnt.sən.treɪt/ a) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force. to concentrate rays of light into a focus b) To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a… …   Wiktionary

• concentrate — [c]/ˈkɒnsəntreɪt / (say konsuhntrayt) verb (concentrated, concentrating) –verb (t) 1. to bring or draw to a common centre or point of union; cause to come close together; bring to bear on one point; direct towards one object; focus. 2. to… …  

• dressed ore — noun the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore • Syn: ↑concentrate • Derivationally related forms: ↑concentrate (for: ↑concentrate) • Hypernyms: ↑ore …   Useful english dictionary