Question

Minerals containing a useful substance are referred to as a. Gems c. Veins b. Ores d. Quartz

Answer 1

the answer ores that's what i got and it was correct. hope this helped 

Answer 2

• Minerals containing a useful substance are referred to as ores.
• Ores are basically minerals with elements that are economically important to us and thus, the ores are mined to extract the useful substances.
• More commonly the important elements extracted from these ores are the metals such as copper, iron, lead, zinc, and nickel.
• The metals can either be present in the ores as oxides, silicates, sulphides or in their native state.