gold digging

the work of digging for gold.

gold diggings, a region where digging or seeking for gold, especially by placer mining, is carried on.

Origin of gold digging

First recorded in 1795–1805

Ashley has attacked the legal side of gold-digging in the past, without naming names.

Call Girls Out-Class Mistresses |Tracy Quan |December 6, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
"Say, but this gold-digging is darned hard work," and he grinned down at the two boys.

The Cave of Gold |Everett McNeil
When the goldfields were discovered, I turned to gold-digging; and between that and bullock-driving I have spent all my time.

Grif |B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
Trevor and I tried our hands at gold-digging for a fortnight, at the end of which time we had had quite enough of it.

The Perils and Adventures of Harry Skipwith |W.H.G. Kingston

While engaged in gold-digging, I have often been led to notice the influence of the mind over the physical system.

Lost Lenore |Charles Beach
We talked about soil and grass, and gold-digging, and many other things which came back to one like a revelation as we yarned.

While the Billy Boils |Henry Lawson