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Why are gold ores worth a lot?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Gold is rare, and maleable. It is easy to work with, and looks good.
A gold ore however may contain less than fifty cents worth of gold metal per ton. As a consequence the gold ore is worth only a small percentage more than the base rock itself.

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