adit - a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine

coal mine, coalpit - a mine where coal is dug from the ground

colliery, pit - a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

copper mine - a mine where copper is dug from the ground

hole in the ground, excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating

gold mine, goldmine - a mine where gold ore is found

mineshaft - excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine

salt mine - a mine where salt is dug

shaft - a vertical passage into a mine

silver mine - a mine where silver ore is dug

strip mine - an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface

sulfur mine, sulphur mine - a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground

explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy

floating mine, marine mine - an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it

booby trap, ground-emplaced mine, land mine - an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over

mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine - extract (ore) from a strip-mine

exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

reenforce, reinforce - make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

countermine - destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"