Answer:
ores
Explanation:
Metals are present in nature in rocks, always with combination of other elements and for using them they go a process of separation.
Ores are the rocks from which workers extract metals.
<em>Bauxite is one of the most common ores, from which Aluminium is obtained. Oxides and sulphides are common metals</em>
<em>, like aluminium silver and copper are found in great quantity in Earths crust, along minerals.</em>
<em>There are four types of ores according to their chemical structure:</em>
<em>Oxides, Carbonate ores, Sulphides, and Halides ores.</em>
A list of important metals and their ores is shown in the table: