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gold mine

NOUN
rich source
Synonyms
WEAK
Eldorado Golconda bonanza cash cow golden goose goose that laid the golden egg gravy train license to print money mother lode rich lode source of supply vein very profitable venture

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You can also say the world may have seen its last Elon Musk if there isn’t a Tim Cook in the wings to deliver the gold mine at the end of the Musk rainbow.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Twenty-five workers were inside the gold mine when the tailings dam - a structure which holds mining waste - burst on 25 March.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Are the Dodgers baseball’s version of a gold mine?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The London-listed miner underperformed peers by approximately 50% as operational challenges at its Mara Rosa gold mine in Brazil weighed on shares, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

I just ducked into this store impulsively, while running errands for Mamita in downtown Otavalo, and now I feel as though I’ve stumbled onto a gold mine.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau