State whether the following statement is true or false:
Those minerals which contain a very high percentage of a particular metal and from which the metal can be profitably extracted are called ores.

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(TRUE) True.
An ore is a type of rock that contains sufficient minerals with important elements,including metals,that can be economically extracted from the rock.
While all ores are minerals,not all minerals are ores,because some minerals may contain a metal but it may not be profitable or feasible to extract it.

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