Mineral deposits
The crossword clue "Mineral deposits" is answered by ORES, a 4-letter entry. Used 30 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ORES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ORES answer page.
Used 30 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 10 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 (19 uses in xd)
- VEINS (1 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
- Miners' finds - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Soft mineral - TALC, used 260 times
- Flaky mineral - MICA, used 102 times
- Mineral springs - SPAS, used 70 times
- Layered mineral - MICA, used 33 times
- Powdery mineral - TALC, used 31 times
- Softest mineral - TALC, used 31 times
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