gold mining


noun
  1. the act or process of mining gold.

Origin of gold mining

1
First recorded in 1555–65

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How to use gold mining in a sentence

  • And from that moment it seemed to her that every one she met could talk or think of nothing but Tony going gold-mining.

    Colonial Born | G. Firth Scott