mineral processing vs mineral extraction

mineral processing and mineral extraction both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

mineral processing (noun)	mineral extraction (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