Amounts of Gold, Platinum and Silver mined and turned into a cube

KreepyKoo | 09:01 Thu 16th Sep 2010 | Science

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The other day i was reading an article about all the gold that was mined and if it was lumped together would only be 60ft, but the article didn't mention the width or height of this 60ft bar, has anyone got any details of what the answer would be and also the same with Platinum and Silver if you could.
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squarebear

When I was at school, I remember learning that all the gold in the world would fit under the arch at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower but this probably doesn't help you ;-)

KreepyKoo

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Thanks squarebear all facts are welcome.

jake-the-peg

Apparently it would be a cube about 19 meters on either side about 130,000 tonnes

http://www.galmarley....y_essentials_faqs.htm

KreepyKoo

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Thank you jakethepeg, that looks like information from 2000, but i get the general jist of it.
Many thanks.

Anyone got the figures for Platinum or Silver?

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KreepyKoo

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Lol, of course! A cube is identical on each side so 60ft high and wide on every side! (Slaps forhead) for some reason i was thinking of a rectangle!