gold mine
Example Sentences
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"Our pastures have been closed off because of an exploratory drilling plan for a gold mine," said Nuriye Dilek, a 48-year-old livestock farmer.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Jobs had to realize his gold mine before the market would credit Apple with a gold mine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The National Park Service and an Australian company are at odds over an old Mojave Desert gold mine, where the company is seeking to extract rare earth minerals.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 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
The argument over the value of credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds—a complex security whose value was derived from that of another complex security—could be a gold mine.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
