gold-bearing
- adjective
- /ˈɡoʊldˌbɛrɪŋ/
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- As yields from placer mining declined, miners looked to the gold-bearing Tertiary beds exposed along the canyon walls beneath vast amounts of overburden.
- gold-bearing rock
Examples
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During the expedition, they encountered a gold-bearing layer in the riverbed, making their search worthwhile.
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The tailings coming out of Big Red are covered in gold-bearing paydirt.
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Historical writing about women's activism has been enriched by a study that reveals how two women significantly affected the nature of British colonial intervention in the gold-bearing region of Wassa Fiase.
Academic text (2004) -
Following the discovery of gold-bearing rock in 1874, miners poured into the San Miguel Valley and built a town they called Pandora, after the Greek fairytale about a beautiful girl and her box full of mysterious spirits.
Fiction book (2001) -
The geologist reported finding a new gold-bearing vein in the mountains, which could lead to significant discoveries.
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The miners focused their efforts on the gold-bearing rock formations found near the old mining town.
Synonyms
Rocks or soil that contain gold
Relating to gold or gold compounds where gold has three positive charges
Containing gold in a chemical form with one positive charge
How Much Gold
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gold-bearing joins gold and bearing, where bear means 'to carry'. So a gold-bearing rock or soil is like something 'carrying' gold inside it, which is why the word means it has gold.