Avast, me hearties! A treasure trove in China worth 83 billion doubloons be discovered—shiver me timbers, let’s set sail!
2024-12-01
Avast, me hearties! Last month, the land o' dragons uncovered a treasure trove o' gold worth a staggering $83 billion doubloons! Aye, China be the mightiest goldsmith o' the seven seas, claimin' the title o' top gold producer, so says the parrot at Reuters! Yarrr!
Arrr mateys! Gather 'round fer a tale o' glimmerin' gold found deep in the heart o' China, where the seabed be turnin' to treasure! Aye, the state outlet Xinhua be blabberin' about a hoard worth a mighty 600 billion yuan, which be a whopping $83 billion U.S. doubloons! Yarr, the clever geologists from the Hunan Provincial Geological Institute struck gold—literally—twelve miles beneath the surface in the rollickin' realm o' Pingjiang County!This here treasure trove, known as the Wangu goldfield, boasts a staggering 300.2 tons o' shiny ore, with whispers of more than 1,000 tons layin' beneath the waves at depths deeper than Davy Jones' locker! China, the grandest gold producer on the seven seas, be claimin' a tenth of all the gold churned out in 2023, makin' ‘em the true captains o’ gold production.
Before this discovery, the crown for the largest gold stash belonged to the South Deep mine in South Africa, but it seems the winds o' fortune have shifted! With gold prices risin' like the tide, wise investors be flockin' to this glitterin' bounty, lookin' fer safe harbor from the stormy seas of geopolitics and economic uncertainty. So, hoist the sails and let’s set course fer treasure, me hearties!