A mining technique wherein the material above the ore is removed (stripped) to expose it for removal and use; operation of a strip mine.

The branch of engineering that is applied to mining.

plural of powder mine

Mining for gold by means of drifts in the gravel and detritus of old riverbeds.

plural of urban mine

present participle of set mine

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of set mine

plural of drift mine

Synonym of contextomy

(idiomatic, law, England & Wales) Alternative form of mines and minerals.