Mineral - a natural mineral or organic substance contained in the earth's crust, which is advisable to extract and use in industry both in its raw form and after appropriate processing. Minerals are: combustible (energy carriers) and non-combustible (ores).

Rocks are natural mineral formations formed as a result of geological processes, more or less constant composition and structure, composing the earth's crust and lying in it in the form of independent bodies.

Ore is a mineral formation with a content of useful components that ensures the economic feasibility of their extraction at a modern level of technological development.