GOLD MINES Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

gold mines

noun

plural of gold mine

as in repositories

an abundant source the estate sale promises to be a gold mine for antique dealers

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Recent Examples of gold mines Both regions include many of Sudan’s oil fields and gold mines. — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 Thrift stores are gold mines for unique home furnishings at reasonable price points. — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026 Men frequently went to work in the country's booming gold mines. — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026 The town attracts large numbers of laborers who work in large gold mines with muddy pools of gold deposits, narrow pits and caves. — Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 Streptomyces are bacteria that live in soil and are known as gold mines for antibiotic molecule discovery. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026 Ramlie is also a commissioner of Amman Mineral Internasional, which operates one of the largest copper and gold mines in Indonesia. — Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 To date, the Betts brothers have taken data from over 200 gold mines, tracking carbon emissions per ounce of gold produced, recycling statistics, percentage of local employment rates, percentage of profits going back into the community, and more. — Jill Newman, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2026 In December, 1660, James launched the first expedition of the Company of Royal Adventurers of England Trading into Africa, to search for gold mines. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026

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Human resource systems, learning platforms, credential repositories, and talent management tools generate continuous streams of data across the enterprise.

— Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The breadth of the acquisition represented by the two gifts establishes the Menil Collection as one of the most substantial repositories of Winters’ work in the United States, the museum said.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 June 2026

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Removing mines from the waterway would be done solely by Iran, Gharibabadi said at the time.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the museum offers a patriotic lens into how the canals, highways, railroads and mines that stitched this country together were built by machines born in American factories.

— Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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