Comment on I found ultra-pure quantum crystals in an abandoned mine in the Atacama desertparentComments−cogman103moRoasted coffee loses flavor after roasting.Chocolate requires various ingredients to make that changes the characteristics of the chocolate. It also, famously, doesn't ship well.Copper ingots, however, weigh less than copper ore and if they are actually too low quality they can be resmelted into a more pure level.The only reason I can think of why you might actually want the ore is you also want and are extracting other secondary minerals.
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Roasted coffee loses flavor after roasting.
Chocolate requires various ingredients to make that changes the characteristics of the chocolate. It also, famously, doesn't ship well.
Copper ingots, however, weigh less than copper ore and if they are actually too low quality they can be resmelted into a more pure level.
The only reason I can think of why you might actually want the ore is you also want and are extracting other secondary minerals.