He matū māori e kitea ana i ngā toka o te taiao, pērā i te toka konumohe. Ka kīia ēnei toka he tokahuke. Ka hukea ake te tokahuke hei wewete mai i te konganuku. He pūhui te nuinga o ngā kohuke, pērā i te pākawa pungatara, te pākawa tūtaewhetū, me te ōkai. Mā te pā o te tauhohe matū ki te kohuke e hua ai te konganuku horomata.
A naturally occuring substance in rocks such as bauxite. These rocks are called an ore, and are mined in order to produce metals. Most minerals occur as a compound such as a sulphate, a phosphate or an oxide. Chemical reactions are carried out on the mineral to produce the pure metal.
ko (kongakonga) - fragment
huke - expose by removing the earth, excavate
manawa whenua
He aha te kohuke e puta ai te rino?
Rārangihia mai ngā momo kohuke o Aotearoa e whakamahia ana hei whakaputa konganuku.
Mā te tauhohe pāhiko e huri ai ētahi kohuke hei konganuku.