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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Its open pit mine, located 53 miles from Las Vegas just off U.S. 15, originally opened as a gold mine in 1936. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 The ancient Dire wolf's territory was predominantly in North America – especially in the Midwest and Southeast – from California (The La Brea Tar Pits has been a gold mine for dire wolf fossils) to Florida. Joe Salas, New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2025 Finding companies with the ability to grow their dividends can lead to a gold mine. David Trainer, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 But what’s unique about this content gold mine is how critiques of an event, or registry, or even FAQ wedding page are almost always taken as direct insight into the person who posted it. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gold mine

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

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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 2 May. 2025.

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