Question

What is an ore? Where are the ores of metallic minerals?

Answer 1

Ore

• “Out of many minerals in which a metal may be found, only a few are viable to be used as sources of that metal. Such minerals are known as ores.”
• Various steps take place in order to extract a metal from the ore.
• The ores of metallic minerals are present in the metamorphic rocks and igneous rocks.

Example

• Haematite is an ore of iron and its composition is ${\mathrm{Fe}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3$.