black gold
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The "silver darlings", as they were known, brought wealth but it was the discovery of black gold in 1969 which transformed the city and the nation.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Every five years, the fading US town of Taft puts on a days-long "Oildorado" festival to celebrate its glory days at the center of California's black gold rush.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
“I could never dress like this in Veracruz, where I live now,” said Ximena Ximénez, 27, who returned to Juchitán for the vela and wore a black, gold and white garment with a matching headpiece.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
A century after oil barons scoured Texas for prime plots from which to extract black gold, another boom is underway: the plugging of thousands of abandoned oil wells.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
It’s gorgeous stuff, black gold as deep as you can dig, as far as you can see.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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