mineral processing vs beneficiation

mineral processing and beneficiation both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

mineral processing (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