in China, they found a “supergiant” gold deposit – Tsikavinka
The discovery can be considered the largest and most profitable gold deposit ever discovered.
A large deposit of high-grade gold ore containing about 1,000 metric tons of the precious metal has been discovered in central China.
This is reported by ScienceAlert and IFLScience.
The new deposit is located near the existing Wangu gold mines in northeastern Hunan province. Workers initially discovered more than 40 gold veins containing about 330 tons of gold at a depth of 2,000 meters. However, using 3D computer models, mining experts predicted that up to 1,100 tons of metal could be hidden at a depth of up to 3,000 meters. That's about eight times the weight of the Statue of Liberty.
If true, the entire deposit is likely worth about 600 billion yuan (US$83 billion).
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