mineral extraction vs mineral processing

mineral extraction and mineral processing both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

mineral extraction (noun)	mineral processing (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