I apologize for the lengthy response time....not a lot of time on the PC and I have been entertaining company.....
As far as the ores go...I'll need to go fight in there to find out what type of ore is dropping....
If it is just pieces or ore, large blocks or small blocks or ore...then those can be used for low level blacksmithing (Vendor Trash)
If it is Stuff like Crude Iron or Bronze ore then that would be low lvl newbie ore dropping in higher places which would be terribly odd....(still Vendor Trash)
If you can tell me what kind of ore it is I can be more specific... Sorry
-Delang (even more vendor trash)