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Troy Ounce:
The traditional unit of weight for precious metals and gems.
1 troy ounce = 480 grains
1 troy ounce = 24 scruples
1 troy ounce = 20 pennyweights (North American jewelery trade)
1 troy ounce = 1.097 ordinary ounce
1 troy ounce = 8 drams
1 troy ounce = 31.1034768 grams.
1 troy ounce = 120 carats
1 troy ounce = 155.52 metric carats (diamonds / precious stones).
3.75 troy ounces = 10 tolas (Indian sub-continent)
6.02 troy ounces = 5 taels (Hong Kong)
12 troy ounce=1 troy pound
14.583 troy ounce =16 avoirdupois ounce (1Pound)
32.15 troy ounces = 1 kilogramme (Kilo)
32,150 troy ounces = 1 metric ton (1,000 kilos)
1000 troy ounces = 31.1 kilograms
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There are 16 ounces to the British pound. 2000 pounds to the ton. 16 x 2000 = 32,000. 32,000 ounces to the ton. There 12 ounces to the troy pound which is the unit of measure for precious metals. 12 x 2000 = 24,000. 24,000 ounces of gold or silver in a ton.
1 ozt (Troy oz) is equivalent to: 3.11034768e-05 Metric tons 3.42857143e-05 Short tons (US) 3.06122449e-05 Long tons (UK) 1.0664048 Assay, US ton 0.95214725 Assay, UK ton
Approximately 8,000 ounces.
Here is the formula: (5 * 2000) * 16 = Number of ounces in 5 tons.
2000 pounds in 1 ton 2000*3=6000 pounds 16 ounces in 1 pound 6000*16=96000 ounces
29,170 troy ounces.
Gold is measured in Troy ounces and 1 Troy ounce equals 1.0971428571 ounces. 1 metric tonne = 32,150.746 Troy ounces 1 long ton of 2240 lb (UK) = 32,666.667 Troy ounces 1 short ton of 2000lb (US) = 29,166.667 Troy ounces
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?"
There are 16 ounces to the British pound. 2000 pounds to the ton. 16 x 2000 = 32,000. 32,000 ounces to the ton. There 12 ounces to the troy pound which is the unit of measure for precious metals. 12 x 2000 = 24,000. 24,000 ounces of gold or silver in a ton.
Gold and other precious metals are usually weighed in the Troy weight system. The system used in the US is called the avoirdupois weight system or (avdp) where sixteen ounces equals one pound. A pound (avdp) is equal to 1.21528338 Troy pounds. One Troy ounce of gold weighs 1.0971377 ounce (avdp) and there are 12 Troy ounces in one Troy pound and only 0.822853347 pounds (avdp) in a Troy pound. Be extremely careful when you buy gold by the Ton to always know that both you and the seller are talking the same measurement short long or metric Ton. It could be an expensive error.
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.
That depends on a ton of what substance ? A ton of water occupies about 30,600 fluid ounces, but a ton of gold occupies only about 1,600 of them.
With gold selling in 2012 at $1700 an ounce or more, a trillion dollars worth would be equal to or less than 29,781 short tons (US). A short ton is 2000 pounds (avoirdupois). A troy pound of gold is 12 troy ounces, and is equal to about 0.823 pounds. At $1700 an ounce (troy), gold would be $20,400 a troy pound, or $16,789 a pound (avoirdupois). A ton would therefore be $33,578,000.
The traditional unit of weight for gold is the troy ounce of the Anglo-Saxon system of weights and measures. Despite the gradual conversion to the metric system, the troy ounce remains a traditional fixture of the gold trade and the most important basis for expressing quotations on a majority of the leading gold markets. 1 troy ounce = 31.1034807 grams 1 troy ounce = 480 grains 1 troy ounce = 20 pennyweights 3.75 troy ounces = 10 tolas (Indian sub-continent) 6.02 troy ounces = 5 taels (Chinese) 32.15 troy ounces = 1 kilogram 32,150 troy ounces = 1 metric ton (1,000 kilos)
16 ounces in a pound 2000 pounds in a ton (american) 16x2000= 32000 ounces.
The concentration of gold varies from place to place. However, usually you can expect a ton of rock to have almost no gold.
One troy ounce of what? A troy ounce is a measurement just like an inch, gram, kilogram, ton, etc.