The person is a gold prospector.
A person who digs gold is called a prospector or a miner.
A person who digs for metal ore is typically called a miner.
An archaeologist.
An archaeologist is the person who digs up ruins to study the past.
An archaeologist is a person who digs up artifacts left behind by people in the past.
That person is called an archaeologist. They study human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and analysis of artifacts.
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Miners typically dig for gold in mines or rivers where the precious metal is naturally found. This process involves extracting gold ore from the ground and then processing it to extract the gold through methods like panning, sluicing, or chemical extraction.
A person who works with and finds dinosaur bones professionally is called a Paleontologist.
A person who digs graves is called a gravedigger.
Generally, if the purchases are in the form of bullion, the person is most likely a gold investor or speculator. If the gold is purchased in the form of coins, regardless of the country of origin, the person is a coin collector or numismatist. There are those who fancy gold objects found in archaeological digs and ship wrecks. These individuals make such purchases of gold for their historical value and may be archeologists, historians or treasure enthusiasts.
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A person that works with gold is normally referred to as a goldsmith. Gold is a precious mineral that is mined from the earth.
I believe it's an Archaeologist...
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