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Discovery date	approx 3000BC
Discovered by	–
Origin of the name	The name is the Anglo-Saxon word for the metal and the symbol comes from the Latin ‘aurum’, gold.
Allotropes

Where is it found on Earth? Gold is an extremely rare element on Earth. Because it doesn’t react with very many other elements, it is often found in its native form in the Earth’s crust or mixed with other metals like silver.

Gold isn’t very reactive , so it doesn’t combine with any other elements to form compounds. hence it occurs in free State.

Pure Metals

• Aluminum (Alum 1100)
• Copper.
• Chromium.
• Nickel.
• Niobium/Columbium.
• Iron.
• Magnesium.

Gold is primarily found as the pure, native metal. Sylvanite and calaverite are gold-bearing minerals. Gold is usually found embedded in quartz veins, or placer stream gravel. It is mined in South Africa, the USA (Nevada, Alaska), Russia, Australia and Canada.

Every river in the world contains gold. However, some rivers contain so little gold that one could pan and sieve for years and not find even one small flake. After rigorous chemical analyses, rocks that are found to contain gold in levels where only one part in one million is gold can be professionally mined.

quartz rock

World’s Largest Deposits of Gold The massive deposits of the Witwatersrand mines in South Africa have produced more than 40 percent of the world’s total production of gold. The origin of these ancient ores–several billion years old–is controversial.

There is water on the moon … along with a long list of other compounds, including, mercury, gold and silver. Turns out the moon not only has water, but it’s wetter than some places on earth, such as the Sahara desert. …

A figure commonly thrown around is that the entire global supply of gold would be enough to fill two Olympic sized swimming pools. Thus we get about 8.2 million liters of gold.

The below-ground stock of gold reserves is currently estimated to be around 50,000 tonnes, according to the US Geological Survey. To put that in perspective, around 190,000 tonnes of gold has been mined in total, although estimates do vary. Based on these rough figures, there is about 20% still to be mined.

The United States holds the largest stockpile of gold reserves in the world by a considerable margin at over 8,100 tons. The U.S. government has almost as many reserves as the next three largest countries combined (Germany, Italy, and France). Russia overtook China as the fifth-largest holder of gold in 2018.

Under current federal law, gold bullion can be confiscated by the federal government in times of national crisis. The myth that specific types of gold coins are “not confiscateable” stems from the Executive Order that President Roosevelt issued in 1933 calling in gold.

When Will the Gold Run Out? We are already seeing a decline in gold production as well as discoveries of gold veins. Still, we cannot be certain exactly when we will no longer be able to mine more gold. Some say we may run out of gold to mine by 2035, while others put that date closer to 2070.

Based on known reserves, estimates suggest that gold mining could reach the point of being economically unsustainable by 2050, though new vein discoveries will likely push that date back somewhat. Fortunately, gold hasn’t run out yet and is widely considered a wise investment option for any investor.

Although the price of gold can be volatile in the short term, it has always maintained its value over the long term.

United States

Peru, Poland and Australia lead the world with the highest silver reserves, but there were many other top silver countries by reserves in 2019. Here’s a quick look at where other nations stand: Russia — 57,000 MT. China — 41,000 MT.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates talks about his call to action to save the planet. Data gathered by The Land Report and NBC News show that their land holdings range from 70,000 acres in north Louisiana, where their farmland grows soybeans, corn, cotton and rice, to 20,000 acres in Nebraska, where farmers grow soybeans.

With the Washington State acreage and other recent additions to his portfolio, O’Keefe calculated that Gates owns at least 242,000 acres of American farmland, the largest holdings in Louisiana (69,071 acres), Arkansas (47,927 acres), and Arizona (25,750 acres).

Tennessee, Arkansas, and West Virginia consistently rank as the cheapest places to buy residential land. Tennessee offers diverse geography, from mountains and lakes to acres of rural flat ground, and of course the iconic landmarks and attractions like Graceland and Nashville, the heart of country music.

While it may not be the most glamorous real estate investment, buying raw land can be a good investment — if you understand how to invest in land properly like a real estate developer. Land investments can produce high returns, passive income, and large profit margins.

What States Can You Get Free Land? No state actually gives out free land, but there are cities that are offering free land. Most of these cities are located in the following states: Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Colorado, Iowa and Texas.

While there’s no unclaimed land in the U.S. – or pretty much anywhere in the world – there are several places where government programs donate land parcels for the sake of development, sell land and existing homes for pennies on the dollar and make land available through other nontraditional means.