Today (June 16, 2009) gold is selling at $934.88 (US Dollars) per ounce.
At that price:
An imperial short ton of ,gold would be worth: $29,916,160 (USD)
A metric ton of gold would be worth: $32,976,919 (USD).
One ton of gold is worth about $28,412,800. Gold is extremely valuable and does not lose its value. The American currency is backed up by gold.
158,000 metric ton
1 Ton of dollar bills is $907,184
This answer is going to fluctuate daily based on current gold prices. To be accurate, you'd need to solve the simple equation: (today's price per ounce) x (32,000).32,000 is 16 ounces x 2,000 pounds, or 1 ton.So today (2/5/08), Gold is at $887.90 per ounce.$887.90/oz x 32,000oz = $28,412,800 / ton. Gold is measures in troy oz. & troy lbs. 29,400 is 12 troy ounces x 2450 troy lb. or 1 troy ton So today 2/27/2009 Gold is at $1050.00 per troy ounce. $1050.00 x 29,400 troy oz = $30,870,000 / 1 troy ton 1 troy ounce = 480 grains 32,150 troy ounces = 1 metric ton 32,150 troy ounces x $1050.00 = $33,757,500 metric ton of gold worth?"
Iron is about a hundred dollars a ton.
One ton of gold is worth about $28,412,800. Gold is extremely valuable and does not lose its value. The American currency is backed up by gold.
50p
It was worth $10,000. What weights more, one ton of bricks or one ton of feathers? (they both weigh one ton) But a real answer to your question... In 1933 gold was worth $20.67/Oz. Today (2010ish) gold is worth $1134.45/Oz. So uhh, $10,000(in 1933) is about $548,838.90(in 2010) compared to the price of gold.
In April 2010, gold was worth about $1,118.45 per troy ounce. Using that value, and about 14.583 troy ounces in a pound, one pound of gold is worth about $16,310.36. If you use the factor of 2,000 pounds per ton, then a ton of gold would be worth about $32,620,720.
4g
17tons
It depends. Pyrite (or "fool's gold) is a mineral that can contain 0.25 percent or more of gold. If a pyrite sample contains this amount, and assuming the price of gold is $1500 per troy ounce, then one ton of pyrite would be worth a little over $100,000.
How much is a ton of shale
One metric ton of the fairy's gold.
It should be obvious that the answer will depend on whether it is five tenths of an ounce or five tenths of a ton!
It depends how big the piece is: a gram, an ounce, a ton...
As of 2 February 2013, gold is worth $1,667 per troy ounce. At 14.5833 troy ounces per AVDP pound, and 2,000 pounds per ton, 25 tons is worth $1,215,518,055.