Source of minerals (3)

I believe the answer is:

ore

(Other definitions for ore that I've seen before include "Valuable resource" , "it could be gold" , "Naturally occurring mineral" , "Mineral - Scandinavian money" , "Mined material" .)

I've seen this clue in the Canadiana and The Sun.

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