gold mine
Prospector's ultimate discovery
A gold mine is a site where gold is extracted from the earth.
Figuratively, a gold mine is any source of great wealth or abundance: That website turned out to be a gold mine of information.
Someone sitting on a gold mine possesses something more valuable than they realize.
Sudden large windfall
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- treasure troveOwnerless valuables found hidden
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- cash cowDependable income source
motherlode · lucrative · profitable · valuable · boon · goldfield · strike it rich · pay dirt
Vessel toward heart
- lodeMineral-rich rock seam
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
- placerMineral-rich sediment accumulation
- alluviumWater-deposited loose sediment
deposit · seam · bedrock · stratum · outcrop · motherlode · nugget · reef
Wealth or destiny
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- affluenceAbundance of money
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
bullion · prosperity · opulence · tycoon · magnate · inheritance · assets · capital
Narrow vertical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavationAct of unearthing
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- blastingExplosive material removal
dynamite · pickaxe · digging · adit · ore cart · headframe · pit · underground
Lateral camera traverse
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- geologistStudies rocks and minerals
claim · stake · survey · core drilling · test pit · metal detector · reconnaissance · grubstake
Brass-yellow iron sulfide
- sulfideCompound with element sixteen
- gangueCommercially worthless ore rock
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
refining · metallurgy · bullion · ingot · carat · purity · concentrate · amalgamation
bonanza
Sudden large windfall
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- treasure troveOwnerless valuables found hidden
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
cash cow · motherlode · lucrative · profitable · valuable · boon · goldfield · strike it rich · pay dirt · El Dorado
vein
Vessel toward heart
alluvium · deposit · seam · bedrock · stratum · outcrop · motherlode · nugget · reef · fault
fortune
Wealth or destiny
hoard · bullion · prosperity · opulence · tycoon · magnate · inheritance · assets · capital · investment
shaft
Narrow vertical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavationAct of unearthing
- drillingHole-making by rotation
blasting · dynamite · pickaxe · digging · adit · ore cart · headframe · pit · underground · hoist
panning
Lateral camera traverse
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
geologist · claim · stake · survey · core drilling · test pit · metal detector · reconnaissance · grubstake · discovery
pyrite
Brass-yellow iron sulfide
- sulfideCompound with element sixteen
- gangueCommercially worthless ore rock
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
smelting · refining · metallurgy · bullion · ingot · carat · purity · concentrate · amalgamation · retort
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Gold and Silversilver coin, silver chain, silver ring, precious metals, precious metal
- resource sitesquarry, oil well, oil field, gas field, oil rig
- striking goldjackpot, eureka, bonanza, windfall, paydirt
- wealthriches, wealth, fortune, affluence, prosperity
- hidden treasurestreasure chest, buried treasure, diamond, ancient artifact, gemstone