Earth's Core Holds Trillions of Tons of Gold: What If We Could Mine It?

• The Earth's core contains over 99.999% of the planet's gold, estimated to be trillions of tons.
• Gold and other heavy metals sank to the Earth's core due to their weight during the planet's formation 4.5 billion years ago.
• Current technology cannot access the Earth's core or even the mantle to extract these vast gold reserves.
• A 2025 study found small amounts of core-originating gold in volcanic rocks on the Hawaiian Islands, suggesting natural release through magma.
• If all Earth's gold were distributed, each person would get millions of tons, but this is hypothetical due to extreme depth, temperature, and pressure.

Why It Matters: Vast gold reserves are trapped in Earth's inaccessible core, making surface gold rare and valuable.