gold mine

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Dead batteries yield lithium, cobalt and nickel; LED screens contain germanium; circuit boards hold platinum and palladium; hard disks store rare earths -- e‑waste has long been described as a "gold mine" for critical minerals.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

It’s also worth asking whether the clear winners, AI companies attracting monster private-market valuations, might have a compelling product but not quite the gold mine everyone assumes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

“Having a superstar you can’t publicize is like finding a gold mine on somebody else’s land,” said the public-information director for the ABA’s Utah Stars, Malone’s first professional team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“All right, I’m going to get dinner started. Will you two do me a favor and run over to the gold mine and fire Bob?”

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