Mine

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Mine can refer to a number of things:

• In medieval times, a mine was a tunnel dug under a castle wall to make it collapse. This was known as undermining or sapping.
• Landmines which are devices used to destroy enemy vehicles and kill enemy soldiers who move over them.
• Naval mines which are devices used for the same puposes as landmines but destroy sea-going vessels.
• An excavation dug into the ground for the purpose of extracting minerals known as mining.
• Mine is a town in Saga, Japan.
• Mine is a city in Yamaguchi, Japan.

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Mine" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine December 31, 2003