Question

Qualities of a mineral that classify it as ore

Answer 1

usefulness, profitability

Explanation:

Ores must have a use and they must be profitable.

An ore is a rock made up of an aggregate of metaliferous minerals with gangues that can be won at profit under present economic and technological conditions.

• Ores are rocks that contains useful economic minerals usually metallic in nature.
• For a reserve to be considered as ore, the metal must be won at a profit cost.
• It must also have current use it can be put into.
• At a point, an ore might not be profitable but with increasing demand on the long run, its fortune might change.
• Gangues are other minerals that accompanies the mineral desired in the ore but they are not of concern to us.

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