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Definition of processing

i. The methods employed to clean, process, and prepare coal and metallic ores into the final marketable product.

Ref: Nelson

ii. The various artificial methods adopted for strengthening a soil, such as compaction, treatment with bitumen, lime, cement, etc.

See Also: stabilizer, soil stabilization

Ref: Nelson


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