minable

or mine·a·ble

[mahy-nuh-buh l]

adjective

capable of being mined, especially profitably.

Origin of minable

First recorded in 1560–70; mine² + -able

Related formsun·min·a·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for minable

Contemporary Examples of minable

Then, he set to work building a shortcut that would take the minable minerals he found through the mountain.
The Mole Man’s Tunnel to Nowhere
Nina Strochlic
November 28, 2014

Historical Examples of minable

It is minable at a low cost, admirable for gas, and is here found underlying some two thousand acres.
The Blue-Grass Region of Kentucky
James Lane Allen
Undeter′minable, indeterminable; Undeter′minate, indeterminate.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)
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