gold mining

the act or process of mining gold.

Origin of gold mining

First recorded in 1555–65

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

In Peru, the government has issued a state of emergency in some provinces over public reaction to U.S. gold-mining concessions.
Leslie H. Gelb on a World in Crisis—and What Obama Should Do|Leslie H. Gelb|December 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It is entirely possible that in recent years the gold-mining industry has been merely in one of these temporary stagnant periods.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
It is a kind of business,—gold-mining,—in which it is very hard for a man to know what he's worth.
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope
My father is engaged in gold-mining in this country, and I have collected a large number of beautiful specimens.
Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895|Various

Leaving the mallee, the train comes in time to Ballarat, which used to be the great centre of the gold-mining industry.
Peeps At Many Lands: Australia|Frank Fox
We stuck with the train into Denver and back home again, and glad we were to retire from gold-mining.
An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)|Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)