Synonyms of gold mines

gold mines

noun

plural of gold mine

as in repositories

an abundant source

the estate sale promises to be a gold mine for antique dealers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repositories
• treasure troves
• mother lodes
• mines
• argosies
• wellsprings
• cornucopias
• treasure-houses
• armories
• storehouses
• stashes
• hoards
• stores
• caches
• stockpots
• gravy trains
• Golcondas
• honeypots
• bonanzas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• black holes
• sinkholes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gold mines

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

The governor said armed groups could be using the fires to distract law enforcement from a strategic area where criminal groups profit from gold mines. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Hollywood sees Reddit and YouTube as gold mines, Shirley Li writes. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Behind the story Ituri, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is a remote province of forests, green hills and gold mines where weak state institutions and decades of armed conflict have displaced nearly 900,000 people. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026

Streptomyces are bacteria that live in soil and are known as gold mines for antibiotic molecule discovery. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026

Thrift stores are gold mines for unique home furnishings at reasonable price points. — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026

The town attracts large numbers of laborers who work in large gold mines with muddy pools of gold deposits, narrow pits and caves. — Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026