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Re:The Sudan crisis and the Sahel gold rush by foobarbaggins on Sunday April 23, 2023 @07:43AM (#35675392)
"Sudan’s gold production surged to 70 million tons" Given that less than a quarter million tons of gold have been mined in history, I find this difficult to believe.
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Re:The Sudan crisis and the Sahel gold rush by gavi on Sunday April 23, 2023 @08:27AM (#35675681)
That one line made me question all the facts presented in this article. Might be unfair, but according to wikipedia[1] - total gold ever is ~ 250k tons

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_reserve

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Re:The Sudan crisis and the Sahel gold rush by thehappypm on Sunday April 23, 2023 @08:34AM (#35675716)
I think it’s just a typo, the chart above says 70 metric tons, not 70 million!
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