800 million pounds is about 360,000 metric tons. The total amount of gold we have mined so far is somewhere around 170,000 metric tons. So if you used all the

800 million pounds is about 360,000 metric tons. The total amount of gold we have mined so far is somewhere around 170,000 metric tons. So if you used all the gold in the world, you'd only have about half of what you need. At the same time, I was surprised that it is even in the same ballpark.