The Clue
They need refinement (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ORES
Tags
Notes
The answer ORES is very common and appears about once every 44 puzzles.
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Cassiterite et al.
Diggings
Minerals
Mispickels
Tinstones
Bank deposits
Blende and prill
Bonanza finds
Buried treasures
Cinnabar, taconite, etc.
Cinnabar and tinstone
Gemstone sources
Golconda products
Hematite, galena, etc.
Loads from lodes
Magnetite and malachite
Magnetite and others
Malachite and manganese
Metal sources
Metallurgist's stock
Metals in the raw
Mine finds
Mine products
Mine rocks
Natural resources
Natural substances
Panners' finds
Prospectors' finds
Pyrite and pitchblende
Pyrite and siderite
Refinement targets
Seams' contents
Some rocks
Tram loads
Unrefined materials
Certain bank deposits
Contents of some deposits
Some bank deposits
Some tram loads
Sources of iron and manganese
They're found in the ground
They come out at the seams
They're found in prospectors' sectors
They're often lying in beds
They may be driven to extraction
Definition
ORE as a noun:
1. a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
2. a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona