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Explosives that explode when they are hit are also called mine; Two common types are Land mines and Naval mines.

Miner machine with a mine worker

Mining is the process of digging things out of the ground. Any material that cannot be grown must be mined. Mining things from the ground is called extraction. Mining can include extraction of metals and minerals, like coal, diamond, gold, silver, platinum, copper, tin and iron. Mining can also include other things like oil and natural gas.