Unprocessed ore is the foundational material related to the Metallurgy Industry that can be mined throughout the universe and processed using an [Ore Crusher](/item-classifications/ore crusher) into Processed Ore.
All unprocessed ore is has refineables that are yielded when the unprocessed ore is crushed. The output of the refinement process is Processed Ore. The output of ore crushing is determined by the material attribute matrix.
Unprocessed Ore exists throughout the universe as a combination of Locality and Material Type. The Material Type has the foundational attributes and the Locality applies a slight variation to those attributes. Because of this, unprocessed ore of a given material type that is mined in one region may have slightly different properties than that of the unprocessed ore mined in a different region.