Mine yields

The answer

ORES

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

Used 17 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• 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
• Mine deposits - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• 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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