Smelting furnace input (3)

I believe the answer is:

ore

(Other definitions for ore that I've seen before include "Raw mineral" , "store of value" , "Unwrought iron" , "Mineral-bearing material" , "Raw metal" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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