ore
Definition
Mined material containing a metal in quantity sufficient to justify its mining on a commercial scale. This quantity varies for different metals: an iron ore must contain 20 to 30 percent by weight of iron, but a copper-ore need to have only 0.5 percent copper.
ore is in the Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology subject.
ore appears in the definitions of the following terms:
shipping tariff schedule,
primary commodity,
blast furnace,
breakbulk cargo,
integrated mill,
smelting,
bulk container,
bulk,
pig iron,
dry bulk carrier
and
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