Synonyms

gold mine

gold mine

noun
1.
a mine yielding gold.
2.
a source of great wealth or profit, or any desirable thing.
3.
a copious source or reserve of something required: a gold mine of information about antiques.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English
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World English Dictionary
gold mine
 
n
1.  a place where gold ore is mined
2.  a source of great wealth, profit, etc
 
'gold-miner
 
n
 
'gold-mining
 
n

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Idioms & Phrases

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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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