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?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gallo	GAHL-lo	Italian
Gerlach	KHER-lahkh (Dutch)	Dutch, Ancient Germanic
ŚWiĘTosŁAw	shvyen-TAW-swahf	Polish (Archaic)
Hossam	-	Arabic
HorÁCio	-	Portuguese
Enki	EN-kee	Near Eastern Mythology