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Selectively mined, wolfram ore is always selectively mined in the technical terminology. The expression 'selectively mined' means that the wolfram ore is detached and taken out from the rock in which it is embedded and this is done by crushing the rock and sorting out pieces of wolfram either by hand or by washing or magnetic separation. The selective mining is not manufacturing process. The important test is that the chemical structure of the ore should remain the same, Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1972 SC 2551 (2553): (1972) 2 SCC 620: (1973) 1 SCR 997.