ore

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Whitish ore, rich in copper and silver, is extracted from the country's depths and exported around the world to fuel technological and energy transitions.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Farther away, at the Glogow smelter, two workers in protective suits, armed with long lances, open huge furnaces where the ore is melted.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Jefferies highlights coal and iron ore miners as most at risk given the large volumes they need to move.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The HyIron plant, in the west of the country, turns ore into pure iron for steel making, something normally done with fossil fuels.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

A new impetus for the project had emerged: fears of a shortage of uranium ore, the raw material for the production of plutonium bomb cores.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik