(property law, England & Wales, idiomatic) The legal title to geological resources in the subsurface of a piece of land, usually by reference to being in the same or separate ownership to the surface of that land.

The pooling of resources by cryptocurrency miners who share their processing power and split the reward.

plural of mining pool

(military) A land mine which, when activated, uses a small propellant charge to toss the main body of the mine up to approximately waist height before exploding, in order to more efficiently injure its target.

plural of bounding mine

(military) A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.

(databases) A technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns; used mainly to find previously unknown correlations between variables that may be commercially useful.

(military) An explosive device placed in the water and intended to destroy or deter vessels.

the mining of gold-bearing quartz

A mine for gold ore or metal. / (idiomatic) A very profitable economic venture. / (idiomatic) A plentiful stockpile of something sought after.