mine
pronoun
a form of the possessive case of I used as a predicate adjective.
is mining
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present progressiveof mine (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"But another important and growing driver is mining and extractives for gold, for coal, and increasingly for the metals and minerals required for the renewable energy transition," Matson said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
One of the lab’s postdocs, Anjana Karawita, is mining stored samples from trapped birds for genomic analyses that should yield the first data on JEV exposure in wild birds in the country.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 21, 2023
The company is mining flight data to assess and identify accident risks before anything goes wrong.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023
"Other sectors are behaving better than we expected in March. What is falling is mining," said Velarde.
From Reuters ● Jun. 17, 2022
Trust not the hollow-hearted friendship of the Castilian king; he is mining the earth beneath thy feet.
From Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Washington Irving
