One ounce of gold can be beaten into a translucent sheet 0.000018 cm thick and covering 9 square metres; or pulled into a wire 80 km (50 miles) long Submitted by [email protected] on Fri, 07/21/2017 - 09:42 Read more about One ounce of gold can be beaten into a translucent sheet 0.000018 cm thick and covering 9 square metres; or pulled into a wire 80 km (50 miles) long
One ounce of pure gold can be hammered into a single sheet nine metres square. Submitted by [email protected] on Fri, 07/21/2017 - 09:42 Read more about One ounce of pure gold can be hammered into a single sheet nine metres square.
Even at only 10 parts of gold per quadrillion, the world’s oceans are estimated to hold up to 15,000 tonnes of gold. Submitted by [email protected] on Fri, 07/21/2017 - 09:41 Read more about Even at only 10 parts of gold per quadrillion, the world’s oceans are estimated to hold up to 15,000 tonnes of gold.
There are 147.3 million ounces – around 4,600 tonnes – of gold stored in the US Bullion Depository at Fort Knox. Submitted by [email protected] on Fri, 07/21/2017 - 09:41 Read more about There are 147.3 million ounces – around 4,600 tonnes – of gold stored in the US Bullion Depository at Fort Knox.
The US Federal Reserve holds 6,700 tonnes of gold, in 530,000 gold bars. At its peak in 1973, the Fed stored more than 12,000 tonnes of monetary gold. Submitted by [email protected] on Fri, 07/21/2017 - 09:20 Read more about The US Federal Reserve holds 6,700 tonnes of gold, in 530,000 gold bars. At its peak in 1973, the Fed stored more than 12,000 tonnes of monetary gold.
A “London Good Delivery Bar”, the standard unit of traded gold, is made from 400 troy ounces of gold. Submitted by [email protected] on Fri, 07/21/2017 - 09:20 Read more about A “London Good Delivery Bar”, the standard unit of traded gold, is made from 400 troy ounces of gold.