ore
ROCK CONTAINING ONE OR MORE VALUABLE MINERALS, MINED FOR METALS BUT ALSO NON-METALS THAT CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM THE MINERALS; METAL ORES USUALLY CONTAIN THE METALS AS PARTS OF COMPOUNDS WITH OTHER ELEMENTS
Ores; Ore grade; Mineral Deposit; Ore and mineral deposits; Mineral ores; Mineral deposit; Ore deposit; Ore mineral; Orebody; Ore (mineral); Non-metalliferous deposit; Orebodies; Mineral ore
¦ noun a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be extracted profitably.
Origin
OE ora 'unwrought metal', of W. Gmc origin.