| CHELATIONTHERAPY | A chemical process using a synthetic solution to remove heavy metals or minerals from the bloodstream (9,7) |
| ORE | From the Latin for "bronze", rock from which gems, metals or minerals can be extracted profitably (3) |
| OPENCAST | ____ mining, the technique of extracting rock or minerals from the surface of the ground (4,4) |
| RAYONRAYON | Kroc using a synthetic beach towel? |
| ROTOGRAVURE | Printing process using a cylinder with small recesses from which ink is transferred to paper in a rotary press (11) |
| GANGUE | Commercially worthless material in which valuable metals or mineral ores occur (6) |
| IRONORE | Rock or mineral from which a hard magnetic metal can be extracted (4,3) |
| MINING | The process of extracting coal, iron or other minerals from the ground (6) |
| QUARRY | An area dug out from a piece of land or side of a mountain to extract stone or minerals (6) |
| THRASH | Informal word for a loud, lavish party; a subgenre of hard-core heavy metal or rock music; or, a fast exhilarating motor race (6) |
| MINERS | They work to get minerals from the earth (6) |
| DOWSE | To search for underground water or minerals using a divining rod (5) |
| ASSAYED | To have tested ores or minerals by chemical methods is to have done what (7) |
| ACRYLIC | Material made from a chemical process used in clothing and paints (7) |
| BATIK | Fabric-colouring process using wax to prevent selected areas from being dyed |
| ORES | Minerals from the forest (4) |
| MINED | Extracted minerals from the earth (5) |
| ROOTS | These absorb water and minerals from the soil. |
| AZORES | First and last characters with minerals from the Portuguese archipelago (6) |
| TREASURE | Wealth and riches in the form of money, precious metals or gems (8) |
