The process of actively excavating all of the visible caramel or any other non-ice cream components of a box/tub of ice cream to increase the fun level of your late night snack.
"Hey, who was into my ice cream?"
"Oh me, I only had half a bowl"
"Yeah, I see you were caramel mining, there is no more ripple in my caramel ripple"
"Sorry"
"jerk"