gold mine

Example Sentences

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China was once seen as a gold mine for certain films — namely, big studio movies — that could get approval from its government for release.

From Los Angeles Times

Mining operations already occur nearby, such as at the Ladolam gold mine on Lihir, where waste material is discharged into the ocean.

From Science Daily

Cheap power from abundant coal fields powered gold mines that earned foreign currency for the whites-only government.

From Seattle Times

Nobody seems to have yet realized that those rooftops are gold mines waiting to be put to good use.

From Seattle Times

To her it looks like a gold mine, but she’s quickly shut down when it turns out everyone relinquished that information willingly.

From New York Times