gold mine

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noun
  1. a mine yielding gold.

  2. a source of great wealth or profit, or any desirable thing.

  1. a copious source or reserve of something required: a gold mine of information about antiques.

Origin of gold mine

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

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British Dictionary definitions for gold mine

gold mine

noun
  1. a place where gold ore is mined

  2. a source of great wealth, profit, etc

Derived forms of gold mine

  • gold-miner, noun
  • gold-mining, noun

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Other Idioms and Phrases with gold mine

gold mine

A rich, plentiful source of wealth or some other desirable thing, as in That business proved to be a gold mine, or She's a gold mine of information about the industry. [First half of 1800s]

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