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

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

The court said the sale agreement never included a warranty about the amount of minable coal.

From Washington Post • May 20, 2016

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

From harbour mouth to the booms of his port of entry, no course can be steered that does not drive his keel through minable areas and across the ranges of lurking submarines.

From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)