minable

American  

[mahy-nuh-buhl] / ˈmaɪ nə bəl /

Or mineable

adjective

1. capable of being mined, especially profitably.

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Other Word Forms

• unminable
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of minable

First recorded in 1560–70; mine ² + -able

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

minable

But remember that easily minable gold has already been extracted, and that all mining companies will find it very difficult to expand simultaneously without bidding up production costs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

To fashion the necessary tools that will allow her to explore the ocean’s depths — like an oxygen tank and flippers — Robin must scour her surroundings for minable resources: titanium, copper, quartz, etc.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2021

With some of the world’s biggest onshore reserves of minable minerals, like iron, gold, nickel, and manganese, Brazil is not yet part of the blue-water gold rush.

From Newsweek ● May 10, 2013

But he adds that the rare earth deposit, near the village of Khan Neshin in Helmand Province, offers the added incentive of minable quantities of uranium, thorium, phosphate and limestone for cement.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 29, 2011

Miles' ruminating provided a calming influence during the inter- minable months and years that distanced the cause and effect.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn