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

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

The survivors said the collapse took place at al-Zara gold mine in the town of Nuhud in West Kordofan province, which is controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that have been fighting against the Sudanese military for over three years. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

The ministry described its copper resources as equivalent to several large copper mines and its gold resources as exceeding those of 10 large gold mines. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

More than 900,000 people have been displaced, while the region’s gold mines draw workers from a wide area. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 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