high-grade

[hahy-greyd] adjective, verb, high-grad·ed, high-grad·ing.
adjective
1.
of excellent or superior quality.
2.
(of ore) yielding a relatively large amount of the metal for which it is mined.
verb (used with object)
3.
to steal (rich ore) from a mine.

Origin:
1875–80

high-grad·er, noun
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high-grade

adjective
surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore" 
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Example sentences
In this decade, high-grade uranium ores will deplete significantly, leaving the
  industry to resort to low-grade ores.
See-through shelving made from high-grade plywood defines a shower area without
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But it is becoming more and more difficult to find high-grade deposits that are
  cheaply and easily mined.
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