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Quick questions on Mineral resources and ores: what an ore is, how ore deposits form and the economics of mining - Eduqas GCSE Geology

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State what makes a rock an ore rather than just a rock containing a metal. [1 mark]
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Name one process that concentrates metals into an ore deposit and describe how it works. [2 marks]
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Give one environmental cost of mining. [1 mark]

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