as in treasure trove
an abundant source
the estate sale promises to be a gold mine for antique dealers
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Recent Examples of gold mine
The Prado is a gold mine of mastery and inspiration.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Francisco Zapata Nájera, 42, was working in a gold mine in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa on March 25 when an embankment collapsed and a dam burst, leaving him stuck 985 feet below the surface, per the BBC, ABC and NBC.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Ghana handed control of a gold mine to Engineers & Planners, the company owned by the brother of President John Dramani Mahama, placing a major industrial asset in domestic hands for the first time in the country’s modern mining industry.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Tommy stepped into a gold mine.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Francisco Zapata Nájera, 42, was working in a gold mine in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa on March 25 when an embankment collapsed and a dam burst, leaving him stuck 985 feet below the surface, per the BBC, ABC and NBC.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Ghana handed control of a gold mine to Engineers & Planners, the company owned by the brother of President John Dramani Mahama, placing a major industrial asset in domestic hands for the first time in the country’s modern mining industry.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Tommy stepped into a gold mine.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold mine
Noun
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Southwest Florida is a treasure trove of natural wonders.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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Small Vases and Vessels Flea markets are treasure troves for tiny vases and vessels.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over the past decade, supply-chain attacks on open source repositories have become increasingly common.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Furthermore, these systems don’t learn from a vast repository of data that encompasses the visual world and all human artistic outputs.—
Ahmed Elgammal,
The Conversation,
27 Apr. 2026
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Beyond mother lodes of oil or natural gas, ready cash can also be generated with diamond or gold mines, precious metals, and rare minerals.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Happy Valentine’s Day card The vanity in the dressing room of the pop-up is the Easter egg mother lode, according to the Spotify reps, who encouraged us to look closely on it for clues.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
30 Sep. 2025
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But tribal opponents disagree that those requirements were met and said drilling projects are often a first step leading to future mines.—
Sarah Raza,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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The Sierra Fund treated a mine site with biochar, a carbon-rich form of charcoal that can bind to mercury, containing it in place.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Gold mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold%20mine. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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