{"id":131698,"date":"2024-11-30T08:04:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T01:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131698"},"modified":"2024-11-30T08:04:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T01:04:50","slug":"worlds-largest-gold-deposit-found-worth-over-us80-billion-sciencealert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131698","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s Largest Gold Deposit Found, Worth Over US$80 Billion : ScienceAlert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A deposit of high-quality gold ore containing around 1,000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) of the precious metal has been discovered in central China, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20241121\/cc54468169bb4c8c9db21c08885dc2a5\/c.html\">Chinese state media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>Valued at approximately 600 billion yuan or US$83 billion, the discovery could be considered the largest and most lucrative reservoir of gold ever uncovered, surpassing the 900 metric tons estimated to lie within the mother of all gold reserves, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mining-technology.com\/features\/feature-top-ten-biggest-gold-mines-south-africa\">South Deep mine in South Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145330\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/hunan_gold_finding_cores.jpg\" alt=\"geologists with cores\" width=\"642\" height=\"361\" class=\"wp-image-145330 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/hunan_gold_finding_cores.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/hunan_gold_finding_cores-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Technicians of Hunan Province Geological Disaster Survey and Monitoring Institute check rock samples at the Wangu gold field in Pingjiang County, central China&#8217;s Hunan Province, 5 November 2024. (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20241121\/cc54468169bb4c8c9db21c08885dc2a5\/c.html\">Xinhua\/Su Xiaozhou<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Geological Bureau of Hunan Province announced the detection of 40 gold veins within a depth of 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) in the northeast Hunan county of Pingjiang.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>These alone were thought to contain 300 metric tons of gold, with 3D modeling suggesting additional reserves may be found to a depth of 3 kilometers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145424\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/PingjiangCountyInChina.jpg\" alt=\"World's Largest Gold Deposit Found, Worth Over US$80 Billion\" width=\"642\" height=\"692\" class=\"wp-image-145424 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/PingjiangCountyInChina.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/PingjiangCountyInChina-385x415.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/PingjiangCountyInChina-600x647.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The massive find was made in Pingjiang County, shown here, along with its location in China. (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Location_map_China_Hunan_EN.svg\">Philg88\/Wikimedia Commons<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Many drilled rock cores showed visible gold,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20241121\/cc54468169bb4c8c9db21c08885dc2a5\/c.html\">says<\/a> bureau prospector Chen Rulin.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>Core samples suggest every metric ton of ore could contain as much as 138 grams (nearly 5 ounces) of gold \u2013 an extraordinary level of quality considering ore excavated from underground mines is considered high grade if it contains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bullionbypost.co.uk\/index\/gold\/gold-grade\/\">more than 8 grams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145331\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/hunan_gold_rock_cores.jpg\" alt=\"rock cores\" width=\"642\" height=\"361\" class=\"wp-image-145331 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/hunan_gold_rock_cores.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/hunan_gold_rock_cores-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This photo taken on 20 November 2024 shows drilled rock samples from the Wangu gold field in Pingjiang County, central China&#8217;s Hunan Province. (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20241121\/cc54468169bb4c8c9db21c08885dc2a5\/c.html\">Xinhua\/Dai Bin<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>China already dominates the world&#8217;s gold market with reserves considered to be in excess of <a href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/china\/gold-reserves\">2,000 tons earlier in 2024<\/a>, its mining industry contributing around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.org\/goldhub\/data\/gold-production-by-country\">10 percent of the global output<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>Announcements of the findings have contributed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccn.com\/news\/business\/gold-prices-rise-discovery-china-new-record-ahead\/\">further increase<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldmansachs.com\/insights\/articles\/gold-prices-forecast-to-climb-to-record-high\">already skyrocketing gold price<\/a> as demands for the resource continue to rise amid global uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Man Thought a Rock Was Gold. It Was Far More Valuable.\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eHdMmDXsGQc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> frameborder=&#8221;0\u2033 allow=&#8221;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&#8221; referrerpolicy=&#8221;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&#8221; allowfullscreen&gt;<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Just how many bonanzas of the valuable ore remain yet to be discovered around the world is unclear, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-54230737\">experts divided<\/a> on whether we&#8217;ve reached peak gold.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/neutron-star-collisions-may-not-be-making-much-gold-after-all\">Forged in the furnaces<\/a> of embracing stars long before Earth was formed, our planet&#8217;s glittering veins are a finite resource <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/radical-theory-suggests-earthquakes-spark-gold-nuggets-into-existence\">that take eons to precipitate<\/a> into an easily mineable form.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145425\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/GoldNuggets642.jpg\" alt=\"World's Largest Gold Deposit Found, Worth Over US$80 Billion\" width=\"642\" height=\"260\" class=\"wp-image-145425 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/GoldNuggets642.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/GoldNuggets642-600x243.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new discovery is estimated to contain around 1,000 metric tons of gold. (bodnarchuk\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Based on these latest findings, we might be far from exhausting economically viable reserves.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>Core samples taken around the periphery of the Hunan site hint that the deposit may extend even further than initial predictions, making the reservoir beneath its soil a true dragon&#8217;s haul.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a notable year for gold discoveries.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>In March, a treasure hunter in England found what was estimated to perhaps be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/largest-gold-nugget-ever-in-uk-found-treasure-hunter-reveals-his-secret\">biggest gold nugget ever found<\/a> in the country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145428\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/GoldNuggetCloseUpX.jpg\" alt=\"World's Largest Gold Deposit Found, Worth Over US$80 Billion\" width=\"642\" height=\"260\" class=\"wp-image-145428 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/GoldNuggetCloseUpX.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/11\/GoldNuggetCloseUpX-600x243.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The large gold nugget, nicknamed &#8220;Hiro&#8217;s Nugget,&#8221; weighing 64.8 grams. (Mullock Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And just two months ago, research by scientists in Australia discovered a new mechanism that may lead to the formation of gold, suggesting the seismic activity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/radical-theory-suggests-earthquakes-spark-gold-nuggets-into-existence\">earthquakes actually plays a role in the creation of large nuggets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s not all. In addition to learning more about how gold naturally forms, scientists are also investigating new things that can be done to manipulate the precious resource.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>A study published in April reported the creation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/strange-new-form-of-gold-exists-as-a-sheet-thats-just-one-atom-thick\">new kind of two-dimensional gold called &#8216;goldene&#8217;<\/a>, measuring only a single layer of atoms in height, which has some interesting properties not seen in the three-dimensional form of gold.<\/p>\n<p>While gold is an ancient metal that has been prized all throughout human history, there&#8217;s clearly a lot we&#8217;re still finding out about it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/worlds-largest-gold-deposit-found-worth-over-us80-billion\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A deposit of high-quality gold ore containing around 1,000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) of the precious metal has been discovered in central China, according to Chinese state media. 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