"gold in them thar hills" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Originally used in the phrase “there’s gold in them thar hills”, possibly a misquote of the phrase “there’s millions in it” (viz. the North Georgia mountains) uttered in Mark Twain's 1892 novel The American Claimant by Colonel Mulberry Sellers, a character thought to be based on Dahlonega Mint assayer M. F. Stephenson.",
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gold, in, them thar, hills."
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          "ref": "2004 September, Eric Alterman, “The Hollywood Campaign”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 2018-10-08:",
          "text": "There really is gold in them thar hills. During the 2000 election cycle, zip-code areas on average yielded slightly more than $35,000 in political contributions, while residents of Beverly Hills, 90210, ponied up slightly more than $6.2 million.",
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          "ref": "2018 September 28, Ed Gross, “Gal Gadot To Star In A Remake Of Agatha Christie's Murder Mystery 'Death On The Nile'”, in Closer Weekly, archived from the original on 2018-10-08:",
          "text": "I think there's gold in them thar hills if we get the chance.",
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        "An opportunity for something to be profitable and/or beneficial."
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        "(idiomatic) An opportunity for something to be profitable and/or beneficial."
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  "etymology_text": "Originally used in the phrase “there’s gold in them thar hills”, possibly a misquote of the phrase “there’s millions in it” (viz. the North Georgia mountains) uttered in Mark Twain's 1892 novel The American Claimant by Colonel Mulberry Sellers, a character thought to be based on Dahlonega Mint assayer M. F. Stephenson.",
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        "(idiomatic) An opportunity for something to be profitable and/or beneficial."
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