mineral processing vs ore processing

mineral processing and ore processing both are nouns.

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

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

mineral processing and ore processing: 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, mineral extraction, ore dressing.

mineral processing (noun)	ore 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