A term commonly used to refer to crude oil, but it is also ouro preto, gold found in Brazil that is smoky-colored due to the presence of certain chemicals. Gold has varying hues.
Black gold is a term used in the Republic of China (Taiwan) to refer to political corruption. The term refers to the obtaining of money (the "gold") through a dark, secretive, and corrupt method (the "black").
Black gold is a slang term that usually refers to petroleum. The name is derived from the black color of crude oil combined with its status as a highly valuable resource, serving in the industrial age, in many ways, the same role that gold did in the pre-industrial era.
Black Gold is a live album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone (1933-2003) recorded in 1969 at the Philharmonic Hall, New York. It is esspecially notable because it features the civil rights anthem song "To Be Young Gifted And Black". The performance that night also featured a calypso version of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" (which Simone had recorded on To Love Somebody), but there was no room for it on the album.
Black Gold (February 17, 1921 - January 18, 1928) was an American thoroughbred racehorse who seemed predestined to win 1924's 50th running of the Kentucky Derby.
Black gold is a type of gold used in jewelry. Electrodeposition using black rhodium or ruthenium is one method. Amorphous carbon is also used at times, with the Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition process.
Black Gold is a 2006 documentary film about the international coffee trade and its ramifications for the farmers who grow coffee. It was directed by two British brothers, Marc Francis and Nick Francis.
