Jan 26

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1/26/2012 8:35 AM 

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• *166,600 - This is the total number of tons of gold mined since the beginning of civilization.

 

• *15,000- Even at only 10 parts of gold per quadrillion, the world’s oceans are estimated to hold up to 15,000 tons of gold.      
• *6,200- The US Federal Reserve holds 6,200 tons of gold. Fort Knox holds 4600 tons.       
• *1064-Gold melts at 1064 degrees centigrade.
• * 100- 100 million people worldwide depend on gold mining for their livelihood.
• *90-Over 90 percent of the world’s gold has been mined since the California Gold Rush, and gold was being mined since before the time of Christ. It was harder and less efficient to mine it then.

*79- The atomic number of gold, which means there are 79 protons in the nucleus of every atom of gold.

*75- 18 karat gold is 75% gold, and 25% alloyed metal.

*60- The percentage of gold mined today that becomes jewelry.

*50- South Africa owns 50% of the un-mined gold in the world. This is known as “reserves.”

*50-One ounce of gold can be stretched to a length of 50 miles; the resulting wire would be just five microns wide.

*49- The 40,000 miners who joined the California Gold Rush in 1849 were called “49ers”. Only a very few ever got rich.

*37- The temperature of the human body is 37 degrees centigrade. Because of gold's unique conductivity, gold jewelry quickly matchs your body's temperture, becoming "part" of you.

*31.103- The number of grams in a troy ounce of gold.

*22- The number of times gold has reached a new high in 2010. It reached new highs in 2011 as well.

*5- Experts say it takes 5 years to get a gold mine up and running.

*1- It is rarer to find a one ounce nugget of gold than a five carat diamond.