gold mine

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Last July, 18 workers were rescued from an unlicensed gold mine after having been trapped underground for 18 hours due to a mechanical failure.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Twenty-five workers were inside the gold mine when the tailings dam - a structure which holds mining waste - burst on 25 March.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Are the Dodgers baseball’s version of a gold mine?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The London-listed miner underperformed peers by approximately 50% as operational challenges at its Mara Rosa gold mine in Brazil weighed on shares, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Toward the back of Stagecoach Pass is the gold mine, run by a cranky old man named Bob who clearly hates children.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling