Question

what is mineral one

Answer 1

An ore is a type of rock that contains sufficient minerals with important elements including metals that can be economically extracted from the rock. ... The grade or concentration of an ore mineral, or metal, as well as its form of occurrence, will directly affect the costs associated with mining the ore

Answer 2

Minerals are not equivalent to rocks. A rock is an aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids. Some rocks, such as limestone or quartzite, are composed primarily of one minerals calcite or aragonite in the case of limestone, and quartz in the latter case.