Important ore minerals

Important ore minerals

• Acanthite: Ag₂S for production of silver
• Barite: BaSO₄
• Bauxite Al₂O₃ for production of aluminium
• Beryl: Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆
• Bornite: Cu₅FeS₄
• Cassiterite: SnO₂
• Chalcocite: Cu₂S for production of copper
• Chalcopyrite: CuFeS₂
• Chromite: (Fe, Mg)Cr₂O₄ for production of chromium
• Cinnabar: HgS for production of mercury
• Cobaltite: (Co, Fe)AsS
• Columbite-Tantalite or Coltan: (Fe, Mn)(Nb, Ta)₂O₆
• Galena: PbS
• Gold: Au, typically associated with quartz or as placer deposits
• Hematite: Fe₂O₃
• Ilmenite: FeTiO₃
• Magnetite: Fe₃O₄
• Molybdenite: MoS₂
• Pentlandite:(Fe, Ni)₉S₈
• Pyrolusite:MnO₂
• Scheelite: CaWO₄
• Sphalerite: ZnS
• Uraninite (pitchblende): UO₂ for production of metallic uranium
• Wolframite: (Fe, Mn)WO₄