gold mine

noun

: a rich source of something desired

Examples of gold mine in a Sentence

The library is a gold mine of information. the estate sale promises to be a gold mine for antique dealers
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General oversaturation of the country’s marijuana market is causing similar pullbacks in other states previously seen as gold mines for legal cannabis sellers, like California. The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025 Other pits around the Americas have served up paleontological gold mines of their own. Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025 Be sure to stop at Empire Mine in Grass Valley, one of the oldest, largest, and richest gold mines in California, and Downieville, a town founded during the Gold Rush along the Yuba River and now a popular spot for downhill mountain biking, hiking, and swimming in the summer. Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025 However, just before returning home, the crew picked up the Chinese migrants from Hong Kong and dropped them off at Robe, a community about 365 miles (400 kilometers) west of the main ports in Victoria, from which the migrants trekked overland to the gold mines, Hunter said. Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for gold mine

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gold mine was in 1605

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“Gold mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20mine. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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