goldmine

Lucrative ore deposit

A goldmine is literally a mine where gold is extracted, but more often the word appears figuratively for any source of great wealth or valuable resources: The database turned out to be a goldmine of information.

A business or investment that generates substantial profits is a goldmine: That little food truck became a goldmine.

Also spelled as two words: gold mine.

opportunity

bonanza

Sudden large windfall

treasure trove · boon · untapped · potential · prospect · breakthrough · find · discovery · source · resource

extraction

shaft

Narrow vertical passage

  • tunnelEnclosed underground route
  • oreMetal-bearing rock
  • veinVessel toward heart

seam · deposit · excavation · drilling · blasting · pickaxe · dynamite · underground · headgear · tailings

prospecting

prospector

One seeking valuable deposits

surveying · mapping · geology · mineralogy · vein · lode · placer · assay · quartz · strike

wealth

treasure

Valued wealth or keepsake

ingots · nuggets · hoard · bounty · affluence · abundance · plenty · opulence · valuables · precious

investment

portfolio

Collected works or assets

  • equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
  • dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
  • capitalWealth used for investment

stocks · bonds · asset · ROI · venture · commodities · bullion · speculation · returns · yield

Categories
Opposites
value/profitability

goldminemoney pit

Endlessly expensive undertaking

sinkhole · white elephant · liability · bottomless pit · bust

resource abundance

goldminedry hole

Well without petroleum

dry well · wasteland · dead end · desert · dead zone

Family

goldminer

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G