Mine

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.
• Mines which are stationary self-contained explosive devices used for military purposes:
  • Landmines which are devices placed on the ground 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.
  • Claymore mines which are military weapons that fire shrapnel and are used for ambush.
• An excavation dug into the ground for the purpose of extracting minerals (mining).

There are multiple places called Mine:

• Mine is a town in Saga, Japan.
• Mine is a city in Yamaguchi, Japan.