Companies are engaged in a scramble to acquire control of mineralresources in the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Time and again mineralresources seem to bring conflict and misery rather than prosperity.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Definition of 'resource'
resource
(rɪzɔːʳs, US riːsɔːrs)Explore 'resource' in the dictionary
countable noun [usually plural]
A country's resources are the things that it has and can use to increase its wealth, such as coal, oil, or land.
Definition of 'mineral'
mineral
(mɪnərəl)Explore 'mineral' in the dictionary
countable noun
A mineral is a substance such as tin, salt, or sulphur that is formed naturally in rocks and in the earth. Minerals are also found in small quantities in food and drink.