gold-bearing
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- adjective
- /ˈɡoʊldˌbɛrɪŋ/
- 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
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Rocks or soil that contain gold
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Containing gold in a chemical form with one positive charge
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Relating to gold or gold compounds where gold has three positive charges
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.