mine for



mine for something

to dig into the ground in search of a mineral, a metal, or an ore. The prospectors ended up mining for coal. What are they mining for in those hills?
See also: mine

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ŚWiĘTosŁAwshvyen-TAW-swahfPolish (Archaic)
Kumaran-Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
PresleyPRES-leeEnglish
Anamarija-Croatian, Macedonian
Webb[web]
Jasna-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian