Wörterbuch (en): Ore / Metal ore
de:
Erz (nt)
fr:
Minerai (m)
it:
Minerale metallico (m)
es:
Mena (f)
A mineral mixture extracted from the earth's crust by mining and mostly additionally mechanically and chemically processed. Historically, it was mined exclusively because of its metal content in order to be further processed for tools and the like.