ore dressing vs mineral processing

ore dressing and mineral processing both are nouns.

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

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

ore dressing and mineral processing: 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 extraction, ore processing.

ore dressing (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