He kupu whānui mō te toka e whai kohuke ana. He mea kari ake i te whenua te tokahuke, ā, mā te whakahaere i tētahi tauhohe matū e wetekina ai te konganuku horomata. Hei tauira, ka tangohia te rino (Fe) i te rino ōkai (Fe2O3) o roto i te onepū rino o te Taihauāuru.
A general name for a mineral-bearing rock. The ore is mined, and by carrying out a chemical reaction the pure metal is extracted. For example, iron is extracted from the iron oxide in the ironsand found on the West Coast.
toka - stone, rock
huke - dig up, expose by removing earth
He aha te tokahuke e puta ai te rino?
Rārangihia mai ngā tokahuke e kitea mai ana i Aotearoa.
Ko te toka konumohe te tokahuke e puta ai te konumohe.