gold mine vs mother lode

gold mine

noun
  • A plentiful stockpile of something sought after. 

  • A mine for gold ore or metal. 

  • A very profitable economic venture. 

mother lode

noun
  • Any source of valuable or useful material. 

  • A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend. 

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