1. Plural of beneficiation; processes or treatments applied to raw materials (especially minerals or ores) to improve their quality, value, or usability before further processing or sale.
Usage: technical; mining and materials processing

Examples

• The beneficiations of iron ore include crushing, grinding, and magnetic separation.
• Modern beneficiations techniques have made it possible to extract valuable metals from lower-grade deposits.
• The plant performs several beneficiations on the raw coal before shipping it to power stations.
• Beneficiations of copper ore involve flotation and other concentration methods.
• Environmental regulations now require careful management of beneficiations waste products.