gold fever

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The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever.

From Barron's

California has been a beacon, a destination, a paradise and promised land ever since its headlong expansion in a rush of gold fever.

From Los Angeles Times

And, as it turns out, the rain brought a measure of gold fever back to the foothills of the Sierra.

From New York Times

But gold, and gold fever, have inevitably spurred conflict.

From Los Angeles Times

“The guys who catch Bigfoot gold fever, they become lost to it,” Pyle says.

From Seattle Times