Question

What do you understand by the beneficiation of the ore?

Answer 1

The process of removal of gangue from the ore is called concentration, or dressing, or beneficiation of the ore, and the ore obtained after the removal of gangue is called concentrated ore.

The ore is concentrated or beneficially treated using a variety of techniques. The type of impurities contained in the ore, as well as the ore's composition, determine which procedure is best. The following procedures are typically employed to concentrate the ore.

1. Hydraulic Washing or Levigation or Gravity Separation
2. Magnetic Separation
3. Froth Floatation Process
4. Leaching