ore dressing vs mineral extraction

ore dressing and mineral extraction both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

ore dressing (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