plural of mine
"The government announced that it had successfully closed all illegal gold mines in the region."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mine
"She mines data from the internet to find patterns in user behavior."
In plain English: To mine is to dig up valuable things from underground.
"The survey team will begin to map new geological features in the region next week, and they plan to start their work immediately after receiving approval from local authorities."
variation of mine, formed through analogy based on the final -s of the other possessive pronouns (ours, yours, hers, theirs, his)
"This is my mines and your mines."
Mines is a variation of mine that was created by adding an 's' to match the pattern of other possessive pronouns like ours and theirs. This form allows speakers to refer to multiple things belonging to them in the same way they say "those cars are ours."