In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found?
A
Old Sedimentary
B
Old Igneous
C
Old Metamorphic
D
New Metamorphic
Correct Answer: Old Igneous
In old Igneous type of rocks metals like gold and copper mostly found. Gold and copper are found in ore bodies associated with porphry. Porphry is a general term applied to igneous rocks of any composition that contain conspicuous phenocrysts (crystals) in a fine-grained groundmass.