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Ore is a type of raw metal extracted from the ground.
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'''Ore''' is a [[mineral]] which is refined to obtain a [[metal]]. In order to be correctly classified as an ore, the mineral must contain the metal in sufficient quantity to make extraction economically viable.
  
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Latest revision as of 17:02, July 13, 2016

Ore is a mineral which is refined to obtain a metal. In order to be correctly classified as an ore, the mineral must contain the metal in sufficient quantity to make extraction economically viable.

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