gold mine

noun

: a rich source of something desired

Synonyms of gold mine

• treasure trove
• repository
• mother lode
• mine

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Its purpose was to serve the silver and gold mines of the San Juan Mountains, but almost immediately the road also began to attract tourists. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

At the heart of the property sits Ruinas del Mar, a seafood restaurant designed to look like a replica of Aruba's Bushiribana gold mine ruins. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

The Lomera gold mine suffered a collapse last year, trapping numerous miners. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

The death toll from the collapse of an informal gold mine in a remote area of Sudan has risen to 82, according to local officials and activists, as rescuers struggled on Wednesday to search for the missing with limited equipment. — Yasir Abdallah, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gold mine

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline