auriferous

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Gold, of course, is the international color of bling, the Midas touch, gilded and auriferous.

From Forbes • Aug. 21, 2013

The extraction of gold from auriferous minerals by fusion, except as an incident in their treatment for other metals, is very rarely practised.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

Adventurers of every sort and condition, of all ages and both sexes, from every clime and country, had there congregated at these wondrous auriferous centres.

From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf

All thoughts were directed to the auriferous treasure.

From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Willoughby, Howard

That barque, sailing under the French flag, is bound for Swansea with a cargo of this: no ordinary auriferous quartz, let me tell you, but containing a hitherto unexampled percentage of gold.

From A Desperate Voyage by Knight, Edward Frederick