goldfield
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈɡoʊldˌfild/
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campo de oro
- During the gold rush, thousands of prospectors flocked to the goldfield in search of fortune.
Examples
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Gold mines of the Anglo American Corporation are located on three goldfields: Klerksdorp-Orkney, Carletonville, and the Orange Free State, each with a distinct geography and labor profile (Fig. 1).
Academic text (1992) -
We hired one, but he left for the goldfields.
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Miriam told me you wanted to go back to the goldfields.
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The heights he will advance to in his career are limitless; make sure you grab on for the ride." -Karl Goldfield, Startup
Blog text (9) -
Second, and much more important by the Boer War, the Rand goldfields were the main supplier of gold to the British economy.
Academic text (2008) -
Motorola didn't recommend installing a tower on Montezuma Peak, between Tonopah and Goldfield, he said.
Blog text (26) -
Some of those attracted to the goldfields remained in the country and established horticultural and other businesses; many such enterprises were continued by their descendants, although a large proportion of the New Zealand-born later generations have successfully entered the professions.
Academic text (2008) -
Since the 1960s, the Upper Tapajos has become the largest informal-sector goldfield in the Amazon, and miners regularly report finding ceramics, wooden artifacts, and skeletal remains in the course of excavations, which generally result in the destruction of the site.
Academic text (2001) -
The abandoned goldfield was a reminder of the frenzied excitement of the mining boom.
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Many families moved to the goldfield hoping to strike it rich and improve their lives.
Synonyms
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3.7
An area where natural resources like oil or minerals are found
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3.3
A place where people dig to find gold
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3.4
A place where people dig to get gold from the ground
How Physical
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word goldfield joins gold ('gold') and field ('open land' or 'area'), so imagine a 'field of gold' where miners work during a gold rush. That's why goldfield means an area where gold is found and mined.