1. Belonging to me
   "That glass is mine"

1. Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
   "The coal mine provided employment for most of the town"
    
2. Explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
   "The soldiers carefully navigated through the field to avoid triggering any mines"

1. (mining) get from the earth by excavation
   "mine ores and metals"
    
2. Lay mines
   "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"

Derived forms: mined, mining, mines

Type of: excavation, exploit, explosive device, reenforce, reinforce, tap

Part of: colliery, pit

Encyclopedia: Mine, Oil, and Smelter Workers Industrial Union