- Gold has been a highly sought-after precious metal for jewelry, coinage, and other arts since the beginning of recorded history.
- Symbol of Element : Au
- Gold never rusts.
- Gold metal is the most malleable and ductile pure metal known.
- Gold melts at 1064.43° Celsius.
- A total of 165,000 tonnes of gold have been mined in human history.
- An ounce of gold can be stretched over 80 km (50 mi).
- About 50 percent of gold is used in jewelry, 40 percent in investments, and 10 percent in industry.
- 75% of all gold in circulation has been extracted since 1910.
Thursday 10 February 2011
Gold fast facts
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