Beneficiation is a variety of process whereby
extractedThe related terms resource extraction and resource extraction industry both refer to the practice of locating, acquiring and selling any resource, but typically a natural resource....
oreAn ore is a type of rock that contains minerals such as gemstones or metals that can be extracted through mining and refined for use. Samples of ore in the form of exceptionally beautiful crystals, exotic layering visible when sectioned or polished or metallic presentations such as large nuggets or...
from
miningMining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually from an ore body, vein or seam. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock salt and potash...
is reduced to particles that can be separated into
mineralA mineral is a naturally occurring solid formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. A rock, by comparison, is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids, and need not have a specific...
and
wasteWaste is unwanted or unusable material.In living organisms, waste is the unwanted substances or toxins that are expelled from them. More commonly, waste refers to the materials that are disposed of in a system of waste management.Waste is directly linked to human development, both technologically...
, the former suitable for further processing or direct use.
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Beneficiation is a variety of process whereby
extractedThe related terms resource extraction and resource extraction industry both refer to the practice of locating, acquiring and selling any resource, but typically a natural resource....
oreAn ore is a type of rock that contains minerals such as gemstones or metals that can be extracted through mining and refined for use. Samples of ore in the form of exceptionally beautiful crystals, exotic layering visible when sectioned or polished or metallic presentations such as large nuggets or...
from
miningMining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually from an ore body, vein or seam. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock salt and potash...
is reduced to particles that can be separated into
mineralA mineral is a naturally occurring solid formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. A rock, by comparison, is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids, and need not have a specific...
and
wasteWaste is unwanted or unusable material.In living organisms, waste is the unwanted substances or toxins that are expelled from them. More commonly, waste refers to the materials that are disposed of in a system of waste management.Waste is directly linked to human development, both technologically...
, the former suitable for further processing or direct use.
Based on this
metaphorA metaphor is a figure of speech concisely comparing two things, saying that one is the other. The English metaphor derives from the 16th c...
, the term has come to be used within a context of
economic developmentEconomic development is the increase in the standard of living of a nation's population associated with sustained growth from a simple, low-income economy to a modern, high-income economy...
and
corporate social responsibilityCorporate social responsibility , also known as corporate responsibility, corporate citizenship, responsible business, sustainable responsible business , or corporate social performance, is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model...
to describe the proportion of the value derived from asset exploitation which stays 'in country' and benefits local communities.
For example, in the diamond industry, the beneficiation imperative argues that cutting and polishing processes within the diamond
value chainThe value chain, also known as value chain analysis, is a concept from business management that was first described and popularized by Michael Porter in his 1985 best-seller, Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance....
should be conducted in-country to maximise the local economic contribution.