Prize that a prospector pries (3)

I believe the answer is:

ore

(Other definitions for ore that I've seen before include "Foreign currency" , "not worth a lot to Danes" , "Mineral - Scandinavian money" , "Unwrought iron" , "Raw metal" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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