2. Verb. (third-person singular of mine) ¹
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Definition of Mines
1. mine [v] - See also: mine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mines
Literary usage of Mines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletinby Kentucky Geological Survey by Kentucky Geological Survey (1907)
"Nine Acre Mine and Mill. LIVINGSTON COUNTY mines. 57. Evening Star Mine and Mill.
58. Aus Guill Mine. 67. Bright Mine. 68. Dodds mines. 69. Lowery mines. ..."
2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"See mines and mineral resources Minerals (food) Mineral nutrients in practical
human dietetics. EB Forbes. J Home Econ 8:122-30 Mr '16; Same. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Many mines send their products to the nearest railways by llamas, ... A few mines
have hydro-electric plants. Oil fields near Santa Cruz are being worked at ..."
4. Roughing it by Mark Twain (1913)
"There were more mines than miners. True, not ten of these mines were yielding
rock worth ... These were nearly all "wildcat" mines, and wholly worthless, ..."
5. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"It was twice argued, and by the direction of the Court inquiry was made as to
what mines were in fact rated, and the answer seems to have been that none ..."
6. Principles of political economy, with some of their applications to social by John Stuart Mill (1849)
"mines are also an instance. Almost all kinds of raw material extracted from the
interior of the earth—metals, coals, precious stones, &c., are obtained from ..."
7. Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. by Samuel Carter Hall (1841)
"The mines were originally worked about a century ago ; and since, ... As the
mines are so close to the coast, the ores are shipped on peculiarly ..."
8. The Spanish Dependencies in South America: An Introduction to the History of by Bernard Moses (1914)
"THE towns of Upper Peru, which were called into existence by the exploitation of
mines, presented social conditions, a knowledge of which helps one to ..."
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