mineral extraction vs beneficiation

mineral extraction and beneficiation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mineral extraction	Yes	No	No	No
beneficiation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mineral extraction and beneficiation are synonyms defined as:

mineral extraction and beneficiation: crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques

Other synonyms of mineral extraction include mineral dressing, mineral processing, ore dressing, ore processing.

mineral extraction (noun)	beneficiation (noun)
crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques	crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques