gold mine vs wellspring

gold mine

noun
  • A plentiful stockpile of something sought after. 

  • A mine for gold ore or metal. 

  • A very profitable economic venture. 

wellspring

noun
  • A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource. 

  • The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead. 

How often have the words gold mine and wellspring occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )