Recovery

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004724",
  "term": "Recovery",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The proportion of a valuable mineral or metal extracted from its ore during a mining and processing operation, expressed as a percentage. It quantifies the efficiency of the extraction process, indicating how much of the desired substance is successfully separated from the waste material. A typical gold recovery rate from ore might range from 85% to 95%.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "see_also": [
    "recover"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Gewinnung",
    "es": "recuperación",
    "fr": "récupération"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/recovery/"
}