Using the current market price of gold at $1,584.47 per ounce, $1 billion in gold would weigh 39,445.37 pounds, or 19.72 tons.
According to the World Silver Survey, approximately 27,000 metric tons of silver are mined each year. As for gold, around 3,300 metric tons are mined annually. The amount of silver used each year varies, but it typically falls within a similar range as the amount that is mined. For gold, the majority is used for jewelry and investment purposes, with a smaller amount used in industries like electronics and dentistry.
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That depends on what substance the question refers to. For example . . . Gold: very few tons Diamonds: even fewer tons Enriched uranium: several tons CO2: copious tons Trash: megatons
Sixteen Tons
As of 8/16/2016, five metric tons of gold has a value of $215,964,640.00 USD
On August 16, 2016, this amount of gold has a value of $1,079,582,000,000.00 USD
25,000 tons of gold
The value is today (June 2014) approx. 41 300 000 US $/100 t.
161,000 tons
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15,069,980 or there abouts
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15,069,980 or there abouts
Of the 120,000 tons of total mined gold, approximately 33,000 tons are held by central banks as official stocks. The remaining 87,000 are held privately