gold mining
- the act or process of mining gold.
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Origin of gold mining
First recorded in 1555–65
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Contemporary Examples of gold mining
In Peru, the government has issued a state of emergency in some provinces over public reaction to U.S. gold-mining concessions.
Historical Examples of gold mining
It is one of the most valuable of metals, especially in a gold-mining country.
The Story of a MineBret Harte
Gold-mining has been started on the Amgu, a tributary of the Amur.
We are bent on gold-mining, and we have bought a concession from this King Koffee.
With Wolseley to KumasiF.S. Brereton
Gold-mining has taken a big jump forward since that was found out.
The Boy With the U.S. MinersFrancis Rolt-Wheeler
Obuassi, in the south-west, is the centre of the gold-mining industry.