to mine a rich vein of gold
1gold — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 yellow metal ADJECTIVE ▪ pure ▪ real ▪ solid ▪ fool s ▪ 9 carat, 18 carat …
2Gold Point, Nevada — is a well preserved ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.The area that would become Gold Point, one of Nevada s best ghost towns, was first settled by ranchers and a few miners during the 1880’s. A small camp was formed a few hundred yards west …
3mine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lode, vein, deposit; open pit, burrow, excavation; explosive, bomb; source, treasure trove. See concavity, store. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. my own, belonging to me, possessed by me, mine by right,… …
4Gold rush — A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. Eight gold rushes took place throughout the 19th century in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, New Zealand …
5Gold mining in Colorado — Gold mining in Colorado, a state of the United States, has been an industry since 1858, and played a key role in the establishment of the state of Colorado.Explorer Zebulon Pike heard a report of gold in South Park, present day Park County,… …
6Gold mining in the United States — has taken place since the discovery of gold at the Reed farm in North Carolina in 1799.In 2006 the United States produced approximately 8.360 million troy ounces (260 tonnes) of gold, making it the second or third largest gold producing nation,… …
7mine — Synonyms and related words: Dionaea, Eldorado, Golconda, abri, abridge, abundance, abysm, abyss, approach trench, arm, armor, armor plate, avulse, baited trap, bank, barricade, battle, bereave, blast, bleed, blitz, blockade, blow to pieces, blow… …
8gold mine — Synonyms and related words: Eldorado, Golconda, bank, bonanza, coal mine, colliery, cornucopia, diggings, eldorado, font, fount, fountain, gravy train, lode, mine, mine of wealth, mother lode, open cut, opencast, pit, quarry, resource, rich lode …
9Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine — The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine (also known by many similar names) is reportedly a very rich gold mine hidden in the Superstition Mountains, near Apache Junction, east of Phoenix, Arizona in the United States. The land is a designated Wilderness Area …
10Porcupine Gold Rush — An area involved in the Klondike Gold Rush was known as the Porcupine Mining District , but is unrelated. The Porcupine Gold Rush was a gold rush that took place in northern Ontario, Canada starting in 1909 and developing fully by 1911. A… …
