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"Sudan’s gold production surged to 70 million tons" Given that less than a quarter million tons of gold have been mined in history, I find this difficult to bel
by foobarbaggins 3y ago
"Sudan’s gold production surged to 70 million tons" Given that less than a quarter million tons of gold have been mined in history, I find this difficult to believe.
- gavi 3y agoThat one line made me question all the facts presented in this article. Might be unfair, but according to wikipedia[1] - total gold ever is ~ 250k tons [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_reserve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_reserve
- thehappypm 3y agoI think it’s just a typo, the chart above says 70 metric tons, not 70 million!