Goldfield (Noun)
Meaning
A district where gold is mined.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The area was designated a goldfield after a prospector struck a rich vein of gold in the nearby hills.
- In the late 1800s, the town grew rapidly as a goldfield, attracting thousands of miners to the region.
- The government has imposed new regulations on mining companies operating in the goldfield to reduce environmental damage.
- After months of panning and digging, the miners finally found a significant gold deposit in the remote goldfield.
- As the goldfield began to play out, many of the miners moved on to other areas in search of easier pickings.