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GIANT GOLD! World’s biggest ‘supergiant’ gold mine worth £60 billion found with 1,000 tonnes of metal… enough to hold 500 MILLION rings

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Tests showed each tonne of ore on the site contains around 138 grams of pure gold

THE largest gold deposit in the world, worth over £63 billion, has been discovered in China.

Geologists believe more than 1,000 tonnes of the precious metal could be uncovered under a supergiant deposit which would be enough to make 500 million rings.

Geologists hope more than 1,000 tonnes of the precious metal could be uncovered

Geologists hope more than 1,000 tonnes of the precious metal could be uncoveredCredit: Getty

The shock discovery was made at the Wangu gold field

The shock discovery was made at the Wangu gold fieldCredit: Getty
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The shock discovery was made at the Wangu gold field in China’s central Hunan province.

More than 40 veins, which are long and thin openings in rocks filled with gold, were found under the fields in Pingjiang County.

Drilling revealed more than 300 tonnes of the precious metal was just in the veins around 2,000 meters deep.

Scientists from the Geological Bureau of Hunan Province used 3D modelling to predict the veins could reach a depth of 3,000 meters and hold an extra 700 tonnes of gold, according to state media.

This site has around 600 million tonnes of the precious metal.

South Africa’s South Deep mine is the current largest known mine in the world, with around 929 tonnes of metal.

This enormous pot of gold could be enough to make hundreds of millions of rings

This enormous pot of gold could be enough to make hundreds of millions of ringsCredit: Alamy

Each tonne of ore on the site contains around 138 grams of pure gold

Each tonne of ore on the site contains around 138 grams of pure goldCredit: Getty

Even more gold than expected could be found in future searches

Even more gold than expected could be found in future searchesCredit: Alamy

The huge 1,000 tonnes of gold would weigh one billion grams

The huge 1,000 tonnes of gold would weigh one billion gramsCredit: Alamy