What's the difference between ore and rock?

Ore


Definition:

  • (n.) Honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency; happy augry.
  • (n.) The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined, as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc. Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen, sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers).
  • (n.) A native metal or its compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw out what is worthless.
  • (n.) Metal; as, the liquid ore.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Three long-time and two ore three respectively shorter observations of scoliotics with syringomyelia are presented and the pertinent literature is discussed including the complex etiopathogenesis.
  • (2) His views were backed up by a recent survey in newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore , which listed Sicily as the worst region in Italy in quality-of-life rankings, and Palermo as the worst within the region.
  • (3) But Zhang described $9m of that as legitimate profit from an iron-ore deal, adding: "There are plenty of reasons to argue against the rest of the amount."
  • (4) Forrest noted Fortescue’s rivals Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton had a break-even price of about US$30 a tonne, and the latter announced plans on Tuesday to slash costs at its WA iron ore mines to US$16 a tonne.
  • (5) These could include prize iron ore mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
  • (6) Fibrous actinolite was found in unexpanded Montana vermiculite ore at a maximum concentration of 2.0%.
  • (7) The main works in the mine were classified as mining, dressing of ores, refining, and clerical work.
  • (8) Hair arsenic analysis in people living in two locations near an ore smelter and a refinery indicated high-levels compared to those of individuals residing in nonpolluted areas.
  • (9) In the study area, Cu and Zn emanate from sewage and boat slips (antifouling paints), while Zn probably also originates from coolant water from an electricity power generating station and iron ore exporting facilities.
  • (10) Microorganisms were studied by capillary microscopy in the surface layer of ooze and in the bottom layer of water in the ore field of the lake Krasnoye.
  • (11) For example, a post-consumer automotive catalyst has a concentration of platinum group metals (like platinum, palladium and rhodium) more than 100 times higher than in natural ores.
  • (12) In addition to the financial costs due to lost output and repairs at the mine, which accounts for about 10% of Brazil’s iron ore exports, BHP and Vale are expected to face steep fines as well as lawsuits at a time when iron ore prices are at their lowest point in a decade.
  • (13) In order to provide drainage, the catheter should be advanced under fluoroscopic control into one of the major radicles ore preferably into the distal common duct beyond the point of obstruction.
  • (14) Strikes are also under way at gold and iron ore mines and production of 2,000 cars was lost after a wildcat strike at the Toyota plant in Durban.
  • (15) Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Fortescue Solomon iron ore mine in the Valley of the Kings.
  • (16) The hazards covered are: accidents, dust (including poisoning by certain ores), high temperature and humidity, noise and vibration, toxic gases, and miscellaneous other hazards.
  • (17) Forrest described the job cuts, from a workforce of about 4,500, as “personally tragic” and “heartbreaking”, but said the iron ore company was still making profits, with a break-even price of about US$39 a tonne.
  • (18) An elaborated model for the mining of ores, the applicability to underground workers and the comparability of loading quantities, based on the dosage measurement, are described.
  • (19) A ustralians are routinely being told that hefty mining taxes would hinder the country’s largest exports of coal and iron ore.
  • (20) While the iron ore sector went from representing 1.1% of GDP to its current share of 3.9%, the coal industry went from 1.1% of GDP to now representing about 1.4%.

Rock


Definition:

  • (n.) See Roc.
  • (n.) A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.
  • (n.) A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.
  • (n.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.
  • (n.) That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.
  • (n.) Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
  • (n.) The striped bass. See under Bass.
  • (v. t.) To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter.
  • (v. t.) To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet.
  • (v. i.) To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.
  • (v. i.) To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) I approached the public inquiry after much soul-searching, weighing up the ramifications of "rocking the boat" with the potential longer-term gains of a more robust and sustainable regulator.
  • (2) He had links to networks including the Hammerskin Nation and was involved in an underground music scene often referred to as "white power music" or "hate rock".
  • (3) The Ibiza Rocks hotel is aimed at a young clientele who'd never make it into the VIP section of Pacha.
  • (4) Meanwhile, Brighton rock duo Royal Blood top this week's album chart with their self-titled album, scoring the UK's fastest selling British rock debut in three years.
  • (5) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Trump signs order reviving controversial pipeline projects “The Obama administration correctly found that the Tribe’s treaty rights needed to be respected, and that the easement should not be granted without further review and consideration of alternative crossing locations,” said Jan Hasselman, an attorney for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.
  • (6) One species (the goldfish) has an extensive fundus circulation while the other (the rock bass) has a minimal one.
  • (7) You can tell them that Deutsche Bank remains absolutely rock solid, given our strong capital and risk position.
  • (8) Rocking the hepatocyte-splenocyte cultures changed the elution profile from linear to convex.
  • (9) The 180-acre imperial palace appears to send ripples through the surrounding urban grain like a rock thrown into a pond, forming the successive layers of ring-roads.
  • (10) Russell is a former director of Northern Rock while Crosby is the former chief executive of HBOS.
  • (11) Gunfire and explosions rocked Bangkok following clashes between pro-government "red shirts" and protesters, leading to fears of further violence as Thais head to the polls.
  • (12) "And if you're pursuing music as the equivalent of your nine-to-five, and you'd quite like to be doing that for years to come, it's in your interest not to rock the boat."
  • (13) It was sparked by Ferguson's decision to sue Magnier over the lucrative stud fees now being earned by retired racehorse Rock of Gibraltar, which the Scot used to co-own.
  • (14) The involvement of one of South Korea’s most powerful men has rocked the country’s business world, as it signalled that prosecutors were prepared to use the full force of the law against the head of a company whose revenues are equivalent to a fifth of the country’s GDP.
  • (15) Emotional reactivity of patients with endogenous depression and healthy test subjects towards classic and rock music was compared.
  • (16) The Volkswagen Group has announced €1bn (£750m) of spending cuts at its core VW division to help pay for a product overhaul following the emissions testing scandal that has rocked Europe’s biggest carmaker.
  • (17) Loss-making Northern Rock is axing another 680 jobs as it cuts costs in preparation for a return to the private sector after being nationalised in February 2008 .
  • (18) Big musical acts (such as BB King, Keith Urban and Queens of the Stone Age) appear during the summer concert lineup but there are also drop-in yoga sessions, and hiking and biking trails wind through sculpted rocks and wildflowers.
  • (19) Just about.” That one went over like a sublime Chris Rock riff.
  • (20) For a while yesterday, Hazel Blears's selfishly-timed resignation with her rude "rock the boat" brooch send shudders of revulsion through some in the party.

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