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It’s about his obsession with “Minecraft,” the immensely popular video sandbox game that takes place in a world of 3D cubes representing raw materials such as wood, ores, stone and dirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Africa's exports to China are dominated by minerals and raw materials, such as crude oil and metallic ores.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
And certainly not if the ores will be sent to China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
The company estimates that 70% of global copper reserves are contained in such ores, frequently in concentrations that aren’t worth the expense of grinding into powders and hauling—often overseas—for smelting and refining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
When she wasn’t reading, she was drawing ores or hobbits.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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