gold rush
C1083
concept
A gold rush is a rapid influx of people to an area where newly discovered gold deposits promise quick wealth, triggering sudden economic, social, and environmental upheaval.
Observed surface forms (2)
- fortune seekers ×1
- mining boom ×1
Instances (7)
- California Gold Rush
- Colorado Gold Rush
- Cariboo Gold Rush
- forty-niners via concept surface "fortune seekers"
- Georgia Gold Rush
- Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
- Klondike Gold Rush (1897–1898)