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The name for gold ore, is infact Gold. That's it!
The chemical formula for gold ore can vary depending on the type of ore. However, a common formula for gold ore is Au2S (gold sulfide).
The main ore of gold is known as gold ore or gold-bearing ore. It typically contains higher concentrations of gold compared to other minerals, making it economically viable for gold extraction.
The purity of gold ore is typically measured in karats, with 24 karats being pure gold. Assuming the gold ore is 24 karats, you will obtain approximately 0.9999 grams of pure gold from 1 gram of gold ore.
Gold mines can close for a number of reasons, eg. all the gold has been mined out; the ore is not good enough to pay for mining it; gold prices drop below profitability, the miners go on strike, the mine collapses...
You might mean ore, and an ore is just any unrefined mineral that usually contains metal. So gold can be a part of ore, but ore does not necessarily have to contain gold.
Gold mines can close for a number of reasons, eg. all the gold has been mined out; the ore is not good enough to pay for mining it; gold prices drop below profitability, the miners go on strike, the mine collapses...
Nevad was the first silver strike and California was the first gold strike. Nevad was the first silver strike and California was the first gold strike.
Gold ore contains gold metal, which is highly visible due to its distinctive yellow color. Iron ore, on the other hand, contains iron in the form of iron compounds such as hematite and magnetite, which do not exhibit the same visible metal characteristics as gold. The presence of visible gold in gold ore is due to its high density and purity compared to iron compounds found in iron ore.
Gold is an ore.
its impossible to know exactly where lightning will strike