auriferous
Example Sentences
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Gold, of course, is the international color of bling, the Midas touch, gilded and auriferous.
From Forbes ● Aug. 21, 2013
Indeed, a man unaccustomed to the bush usually finds it astonishingly difficult even to see one, and provisions were worth a ransom in the auriferous wilderness into which they were pushing their way.
From Delilah of the Snows by Harold Bindloss
Adventurers of every sort and condition, of all ages and both sexes, from every clime and country, had there congregated at these wondrous auriferous centres.
From Nevermore by Rolf Bolderwood
Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
From Thrice Armed by Harold Bindloss
Both are auriferous; the last will yield 300 pounds from each ton of ore.”
From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Gordon Stables
