Rocks for smelting (3)

I believe the answer is:

ore

(Other definitions for ore that I've seen before include "Mineral - Scandinavian monetary unit" , "Mineral or metal source" , "Raw mineral" , "coinage" , "foreign money" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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