quarry
noun
an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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This vein when explored will quarry untold riches.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman M.D.