Ma'adini yashi tace gabaɗaya ana amfani dashi azaman kayan aikin osmosis na baya da kayan aikin ultrafiltration pretreatment, galibi don sediment, colloids, ions ƙarfe da kwayoyin halitta don tsangwama, adsorption. Abubuwan tacewa da aka fi amfani dasu sune yashi quartz, carbon da aka kunna, anthracite, yashi manganese da sauransu. Ana amfani da shi sosai a fannin ban ruwa, masana'antar sinadarai, man fetur, ƙarfe, ma'adinai da sauran masana'antu.