The Mine can be found the Island and by setting off explosives you will be able to find valuable raw material than can be used to make other products, e.g. Copper Ore and Gold Ore. Which raw materials you find depends on the selected explosive.
To set off the explosives in the mine, drag the explosive material to the place holders or invite a neighbor for help by pressing the neighbor button next to the place holders, and press Boom.
After setting off the explosions you will be able to collect the materials. At the bottom of the mine you will see a loading bar that indicates the state of the Mine. If it is zero you will need to wait until it is recharged before you can explode it again. The different explosives have different effect on the mine: the heavier the explosive the longer it takes before the mine is recharged again.