All elements that occur in nature can be divided into metals and non metals.
Metals conduct heat and electricity, are hard, deformable, shiny, etc.
Copper, gold, silver tin and zinc are all metals. All metals are found in the earth, but most are not found in their pure state. Gold, platinum and sometimes copper and silver are found in their pure state. Gold, platinum and sometimes copper and silver are found in their pure states, but most are found as ores. An ore is a combination of metal and other elements such as oxygen, sulfur and carbon, which are removed by heating the metal, called smelting.