Mine deposits

The answer

ORES

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ORES answer page.

Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• LODES (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for ORES

Every other clue in this collection answered by ORES, most used first.

• Mine finds - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
• Metal sources - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• Metallic rocks - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• Raw minerals - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• Raw materials - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
• Tram loads - used 46 times, most recently in 2023
• Raw metals - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Valuable rocks - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
• Mineral sources - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Mineral deposits - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Miners' finds - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Rock group - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Mine extractions - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Unrefined metals - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Metal containers - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
• Lode loads - used 22 times, most recently in 2017
• Metal deposits - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Bauxite and galena - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Loads from lodes - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Mine products - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Mined materials - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Mine extracts - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Mined metals - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Vein yields - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Galena and bauxite - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
• Minerals - used 18 times, most recently in 2002
• Natural resources - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
• Vein contents - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Mine yields - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Mined rocks - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Valuable deposits - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Metal-yielding rocks - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Metals in rocks - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
• Refinery rocks - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Assayers' samples - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
• Miner matters - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Rich rocks - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• They're found in veins - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Vein pursuits - used 14 times, most recently in 2007
• Metal-bearing minerals - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
• Metal-bearing rocks - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Raw rocks - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Rocks that are mined - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Blast furnace input - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Metals in the rough - used 12 times, most recently in 2014
• Mine rocks - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Rock groups? - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Rocks from a mine - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• They lack refinement - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Assayers' stuff - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Bauxite and others - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Assay materials - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Hematite and galena - used 10 times, most recently in 2007
• Mined minerals - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Miner's finds - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Mining finds - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Rocks from mines - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Bonanza finds - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Buried treasures - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Crude metals - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Some deposits - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• They're mined and refined - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Unrefined minerals - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Cinnabar, taconite, etc. - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Galena and cinnabar - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Groundbreaking discoveries? - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Miner concerns - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Rocks to refine - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Sources of metals - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Underground deposits - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Unrefined finds - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Assayer's concern. - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
• Bauxite and hematite - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Iron and bauxite - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Lode contents - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Metallurgist's materials - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Minecraft resources - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Mined-over matter - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Native metals. - used 7 times, most recently in 2000
• Prospectors' finds - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• They could use some refinement - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• They may be refined - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Valuable minerals - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Assayer's samples - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Bauxite et al. - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Galena and others. - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Lode deposits - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Lucky strikes? - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Mine outputs - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Mine yield - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Mined finds - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Mineral rocks - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Mining products - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Smelter fodder - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• They need refinement - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• They're found in pockets and seams - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Vein extractions - used 6 times, most recently in 2018

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