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

Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.

From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold

These may be classed as alluvial mining, vein-mining, and the treatment of auriferous ores.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert

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.

Indeed, a man unaccustomed to the bush usually finds it astonishingly difficult even to see one, and provisions were worth a ransom in the auriferous wilderness into which they were pushing their way.

From Delilah of the Snows by Bindloss, Harold