A method for making a degradable practice mine (10) includes the step ofcovering a flat work surface with a polythylene sheet to serve as a releasefilm (92), weighing out the materials in a ratio of 10 parts sand to 1 partpolyvinyl alcohol (PVA) (93), mixing 1 part PVA with 10 parts sand making asand/PVA mixture (94), filling a mold with the sand/PVA mixture, consolidatingthe sand/PVA mixture to make a consolidated form in the shape of a mine (96),and heating the consolidated form (98) to make a hardened mine form mimickingthe shape and launching characteristics of a tactical mine.
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