goldmining

Panning for nuggets

Goldmining is the extraction of gold from the earth, whether through industrial operations or individual prospecting.

The word appears as one word, two words, or hyphenated.

Figuratively, goldmining describes exploiting any rich source of value: data goldmining, The company was goldmining its back catalog.

Also spelled gold mining or gold-mining.

extraction

ore

Metal-bearing rock

  • shaftNarrow vertical passage
  • tunnelEnclosed underground route
  • drillHole-boring device

excavate · smelter · refinery · mill · crusher · cyanidation · tailings · concentrate · metallurgy · dredging

prospecting

prospector

One seeking valuable deposits

  • claimStatement of ownership or truth
  • nuggetSmall solid lump
  • placerMineral-rich sediment accumulation

vein · quartz · panning · assay · sampling · exploration · geophysical · surveying · mapping · anomalies

labor

pickaxe

Pointed digging implement

hardhat · drilling · blasting · dynamite · tunneling · timbering · shifts · workforce · excavation · overalls

wealth

fortune

Wealth or destiny

bonanza · strike · motherlode · paydirt · hoard · affluence · Klondike · boom · boomtown · capital

product

bullion

Precious metal in bulk

  • ingotCast metal block
  • barDrinking establishment
  • karatGold purity unit

purity · refining · coin · mint · hallmark · fineness · smelting · casting · retort · amalgam

Opposites
extraction vs. deposition

goldmininglandfilling

Burying waste in earth

burial · dumping · waste disposal · backfilling · land reclamation

valuable vs. worthless extraction

goldminingsand mining

Removing sediment for construction

coal mining · quarrying

extraction vs. creation/manufacturing

goldmininggoldsmithing

Crafting items from gold

metalworking · gold plating · minting · fabrication

Family

gold, mining, mine, golden, golds, gilded, gild, gilds, gilding

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G