"One of the biggest appeals of gold is its relative scarcity. Only around 216,265 tonnes of the metal have ever been mined, according to the World Gold Council trade association.That's enough to fill between three to four Olympic-sized swimming pools. The majority of that was only extracted from the earth since 1950, as mining technology advanced and new deposits were discovered."
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Peter Hoskins and Adam Hancock, "Gold tops $5,000 for first time ever, adding to historic rally", BBC (25 January 2026)
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