Also means
pencil leads
Usage Note
Minas is the plural of mina, which has two main meanings: an underground mine (for coal, gold, etc.) and a pencil lead or refill. Both senses are feminine: las minas de carbón (coal mines), las minas del lápiz (pencil leads). In informal speech, mina can also mean 'woman' in Río de la Plata Spanish.
Examples
"Las minas de plata de Potosí fueron muy importantes."
Natural Translation
The silver mines of Potosí were very important.

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