often attributive
1
: a naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent (such as metal) for which it is mined and worked
2
: a source from which valuable matter is extracted
plural ore
a monetary subunit of the krona (Sweden) and krone see krona, krone at Money Table
plural øre
1
: a Danish monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ krone see krone at Money Table
also
: a coin representing one Danish øre
Note: Denmark's Faeroe Islands and Greenland also use an øre.
2
: a Norwegian monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ krone see krone at Money Table
also
: a coin representing one Norwegian øre
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
At Grandview Point, once the site of a 19th-century copper mine, visitors can enjoy sweeping panoramas and access the rugged Grandview Trail, originally built to haul ore out of the canyon.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Use of cyanide in mining Gold extraction often uses cyanide, a toxic chemical that separates the metal from its ore.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Typically, mines extract copper from ores by grinding the rock, concentrating the ore, and then using high-temperature smelting or chemical leaching with strong acids.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
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An example would be that 200 years ago, the new, efficient Bessemer converter to make steel did not work with many iron ores.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
At Grandview Point, once the site of a 19th-century copper mine, visitors can enjoy sweeping panoramas and access the rugged Grandview Trail, originally built to haul ore out of the canyon.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Use of cyanide in mining Gold extraction often uses cyanide, a toxic chemical that separates the metal from its ore.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Typically, mines extract copper from ores by grinding the rock, concentrating the ore, and then using high-temperature smelting or chemical leaching with strong acids.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Ore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ore. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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ore
1 of 2 noun
ˈō(ə)r 
ˈȯ(ə)r
: a mineral mined to obtain a substance that it contains
iron ore
ore
2 of 2 nounˈər-ə
plural ore
: a unit of value equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ krona or ¹⁄₁₀₀ krone
Etymology
Noun
Swedish öre and Danish and Norwegian øre
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