Definition of "mineral resources" []

• Natural resources in the form of minerals (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Ashnod the Uncaring, was in Sarinth, 'negotiating' for the timberland and mineral resources of the state."
• "Its high metallicity has resulted in an abundance of exploitable mineral resources in its asteroid belt."
• "With the city largely undamaged and the grateful inhabitants unharmed, this strategic gateway to the east became a crucial garrison town and commercial center controlling the timber and mineral resources of the whole Strymon valley."