gold mine

Example Sentences

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In Jachal, memories are still fresh of a major 2015 leak of a cyanide-laced solution from a gold mine, which contaminated three rivers.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

"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

He executed wonderfully on the possibilities of technology and the commercial environment, even so stumbling into a gold mine to trump all gold mines, the iPhone.

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

“There’s a gold mine, and a gift shop, and a museum, and a soda shop. You could get yourself an ice cream.”

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling