A mass of ore of any shape, which may include low-grade and waste as well as valuable minerals, but is separate in form and character from the surrounding country rock.
(3) a mineralized mass whose characteristics have been determined and deemed commercially viable. The term orebody is used once the economic limits of the mineralized mass and its grade have been examined.
A body of minerals known and proven to occur in a quantity and quality economically viable for mining.
A natural concentration of valuable material that can be extracted and sold at a profit.
A continuous well defined mass of material of suficient ore content to make extraction economically feasible.
A continuous well-defined mass of sufficient value to make extraction economically feasible.
