gold mine
noun
a mine yielding gold.
gold mines
-
pluralof gold mine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Miners at Wagner’s gold mines rely on it to work long hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
And in corporate news, Hong Kong-listed shares in China's Zijin Gold International rose more than one percent after it agreed to buy Allied Gold, which owns gold mines in Africa, for US$4 billion.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
And the gold mines are in the west, which is now controlled by the RSF, right?
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2025
He worked in gold mines throughout California and southern Oregon before landing in Del Norte County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
One or two South African gold mines reach to a depth of two miles, but most mines on Earth go no more than about a quarter of a mile beneath the surface.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
