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How many swimming pools would all the gold fill?
If an Olympic-sized swimming pool has a volume of 2.5 million liters, then we divide and get our answer. So we would need 3.27 swimming pools to hold the entire global supply of gold, which some argue is the entire amount of gold mined since before the Egyptians began mining gold before 2000 BC.
How much gold has been mined Olympic swimming pool?
| World Gold Council , the total gold mined amounts to 190,000 metric tons. This is equivalent to 9,800 cubic meters. FINA – the International Swimming Federation specifies that pools used in Olympic competitions should be 50 metres long, 25 metres wide and a minimum of 2 metres deep. This makes 2,500 cubic metres.
How much gold has ever been mined?
The best estimates currently available suggest that around 197,576 tonnes of gold has been mined throughout history, of which around two-thirds has been mined since 1950. And since gold is virtually indestructible, this means that almost all of this metal is still around in one form or another.
How much gold bullion is there in the world?
In summation, there are about 2.5 billion ounces of gold bullion above ground today in the world.
How much gold is there in the world cube?
Their latest figure for all the gold in the world is 171,300 tonnes – which is almost exactly the same as the amount in our super-villain’s imaginary cube. A cube made of 171,300 tonnes would be about 20.7m (68ft) on each side.
What is the value of all gold in the world?
At a price of US$1,250 per troy ounce ($40 per gram), reached on 16 August 2017, one metric ton of gold has a value of approximately $40.2 million. The total value of all gold ever mined, and that is accounted for, would exceed $7.5 trillion at that valuation and using WGC 2017 estimates.
How much gold does every human have?
Though if we exclude the kids, we have enough gold in reserve so that every adult can have about 1 ounce apiece.