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Pay dirt

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washing stuffnoun(mining) Any earthy deposit containing enough gold to pay for washing it.
minenounAn excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
miningnounThe activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.
worknoun(uncountable) Employment.
ganguenoun(mining) The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.
hardrocknoun(mining) Rock containing ore from which minerals are extracted.
nittingsnoun(mining) The refuse from good ore.
colornoun(uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.
orefieldnoun(mining) land from which ore is mined
ore bodynounA large deposit of a mineral or minerals, below the earth's crust.
floornoun(countable) The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
lodenoun(mining) A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure.
metalnounAny of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.
gold minenoun(idiomatic) A very profitable economic venture.
gangnounA criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
terra-maranounAn earthy deposit containing fertilizing organic or mineral matter.
gulfnoun(geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
deadsnoun(mining) The substances that enclose the ore on every side.
iron orenoun(mining) A mineral deposit from which iron can be viably extracted.
fellverb(transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.

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