Fast Facts About Gold

1. Gold is awarded for success in the arts and gold statuettes are given to outstanding creative artists for the Emmys (television) and Oscars (movies).
   
   
2. Grammies for excellence in music are awarded as well as gold records.  The first Gold Record was given back in 1958 to a singer named Perry Como. Beyonce has received 5 Grammys.
   
   
3. A model of the lunar (moon) module was made in gold by French jewelry maker Cartier and given to astronaut Michel Collins for Apollo 11’s journey into space.
   
   
4. Only about 152,000 metric tons of gold have been mined compare to 907 million metric tons of iron. This amount of gold would only fill up your school's gym.
   
   
5. More than 90% of all gold used has been mined since the California Gold Rush of 1849.
   
   
6. Gold nuggets or lumps are rare and are only 2% of all gold mined.
   
   
7. Oceans contain more gold than land but it would cost too much to get it out of the water.
   
   
8. Most gold is made into jewelry.
   
   
9. The largest gold nugget is called the “Hand of Faith”.  It weighs 60 pounds and was found in Australia in 1980.

10. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York holds more gold bars than any place else.  It is worth $147 billion.

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