Deposit that's worth mining (3)

I believe the answer is:

ore

(Other definitions for ore that I've seen before include "Small coins" , "Raw iron" , "store of value" , "Rock from which metal is extracted" , "Mineral containing valuable metal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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