black gold

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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

So popular was pepper that it earned the monikers "black gold" and "king of spices."

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2022

Previously known for fishing and farming, when the drills struck oil in the North Sea in the 20th Century, Shetland struck black gold.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2021

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