Hello, odd thing has happened which prevents me from continuing the game.

Once I have collected 9x silver ores - and take them to the blacksmith to make focuses - the blacksmith does not acknowledge that I have the ores. EVEN THOUGH I have them in my backpack (it's the same answer whether I answer "yes" or "no" to the question "do you have the silver ore".

I just do not understand. I've restarted the game, but it is still impossible to continue!

Any ideas? Thank you so much for reading