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Beneficiation is a variety of process whereby extracted ore from mining is reduced to particles that can be separated into mineral and waste, the former suitable for further processing or direct use.

Based on this metaphor, the term has come to be used within a context of economic development and corporate social responsibility to describe the proportion of the value derived from asset exploitation which stays 'in country' and benefits local communities.

For example, in the diamond industry, the beneficiation imperative argues that cutting and polishing processes within the diamond value chain should be conducted in-country to maximise the local economic contribution.

[edit] See also

• Coal preparation plant

[edit] Further reading

• Carter, C. Barry; M. Grant Norton (2007). "Beneficiation". Ceramic materials: science and engineering. Berlin: Springer. p. 347. ISBN 0-387-46270-8. OCLC 77012326. http://books.google.com/books?id=aE_VQ8I24OoC&pg=PA347. Retrieved May 15, 2009. 
• Smith, Mick R.; L. Collis and P. G. Fookes (2001). "Beneficiation". Aggregates: Sand, Gravel and Crushed Rock Aggregates for Construction Purposes. London: Geological Society. pp. 124–129. ISBN 1-86239-079-7. OCLC 46600322. http://books.google.com/books?id=cX4noMHuI6YC&pg=PA124. Retrieved May 15, 2009. 
• Baartjes, N. L. (2007). "Diamond Beneficiation: Structural Impediments And How To Unblock These In South Africa". Diamonds Source to Use 2007. The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. http://www.saimm.co.za/events/0710diamonds/downloads/Baartjes%20SAIMM%20PAPER.pdf. Retrieved May 15, 2009. 
• Suptelya, V. V.; S. A. Martynov, V. P. Butuzov and V. A. Khvan (July 1977). "Beneficiation of synthetic diamonds by ultrasound". Journal of Mining Science 13 (4): 439–441. doi:10.1007/BF02498516. 

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