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

By simple washing, i.e. dressing auriferous sands, gravels, &c.;

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

I have seen samples of galena from Cebú which was said to be auriferous, but I have never heard that any of these ores have been worked anywhere in the islands.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.

Both are auriferous; the last will yield 300 pounds from each ton of ore.”

From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Stables, Gordon

The difference was even more marked than that between the red clay and the auriferous drift, here only four or five feet thick.

From Denis Dent A Novel by Hornung, Ernest W.