If it contains enough of a useful substance that it can be sold for a profit.:)
A mineral is generally classified as an ore, if its locallized concentration far exceeds its crustal abundance.
It is considered an ore as long as the locallized concentration of the mineral exceeds its crustal abondance.
valuable!
A mineral is no longer classified as an ore when extracting it from the Earth becomes economically unfeasible due to factors such as low market demand, high extraction costs, or low concentration of valuable elements. If the cost of extraction exceeds the value of the minerals that can be recovered, it may no longer be considered an ore.
If it contains enough of a useful substance that it can be sold for a profit.:)
A mineral is classified as an ore when it contains a valuable substance that can be extracted economically. This usually involves having high enough concentrations of the valuable substance and accessible means of extraction and processing.
An ore is a portion of a mineral deposit that can be economically extracted at the present time. A mineral deposit is a concentration of naturally occurring material that is potentially economic to extract.
A diamond is considered a mineral because it is a naturally occurring solid with a specific chemical composition and crystalline structure. It is not classified as an ore because it does not contain metal or other valuable substances that can be extracted economically.
A mineral that contains a useful amount of a particular element is an ore. An ore containing iron is called iron ore, such as magnetite (Fe3O4), and hematite (Fe2O3), which contain 70% iron.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_ore
A ruby is not classified as a mineral ore; rather, it is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral corundum, composed primarily of aluminum oxide. Rubies get their red color from trace amounts of chromium. While they can be mined and are valuable, they do not serve as a source of metal or other industrial minerals, which is the typical definition of an ore.
the mineral with the ore of lead is galena
The mineral cassiterite is an ore of tin.