gold mine
noun
a mine yielding gold.
a source of great wealth or profit, or any desirable thing.
a copious source or reserve of something required: a gold mine of information about antiques.
Origin of gold mine
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
Words nearby gold mine
gold field,
gold fixing,
gold foil,
gold leaf,
gold medal,
gold mine,
gold mining,
gold note,
gold plate,
gold point,
gold record
British Dictionary definitions for gold mine
gold mine
noun
a place where gold ore is mined
a source of great wealth, profit, etc
Derived forms of gold mine
gold-miner, noun gold-mining, nounIdioms and Phrases with gold mine
gold mine
A rich, plentiful source of wealth or some other desirable thing, as in That business proved to be a gold mine, or She's a gold mine of information about the industry. [First half of 1800s]