mineral extraction vs mineral dressing

mineral extraction and mineral dressing both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

mineral extraction (noun)	mineral dressing (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