Uganda : ,,Deposits Of Gold Worth $12 Trillion"

Discussion in 'Economics' started by Nobert, Jul 15, 2022.

  1. VicBee

    VicBee

    And I bet the general population of Uganda will be just as poor as ever while the 1% elite will be immensely wealthy
     
    #11     Jul 15, 2022
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  2. maxinger

    maxinger

    if there is so much gold deposit,
    then gold will not be a safe haven.

    Then gold will be classified as non-precious metal.
     
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    #12     Jul 15, 2022
  3. Whatever. It's way better than the WMD lie of the USA for its invasion of Iraq back in 2003... :)
    WMD-lie-iraq.jpeg
     
    #13     Jul 16, 2022
  4. Snuskpelle

    Snuskpelle

    Nah, the point was regarding these figures (didn't watch video) https://www.reuters.com/article/uganda-gold-idUSKBN2NP17M

    Typical high quality deposits contain 10 g/t gold = 10 / 1 000 000 = 0.001%

    I.e. the person I discussed with considered the implied purity in the article entirely unrealistic, and is 1000 times above the figure Google claims to be a typical high purity (that's the 0.001% above).

    0.001% of 31 million tonnes = 310 tonnes gold

    $54.74 million/tonne * 310 tonnes = roughly $17 billion

    Do note that 31 million seems different from 320 million in video. If it's indeed 320 million tonnes of ore then the value can be north of $170 billion.
     
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    #14     Jul 16, 2022
  5. Snuskpelle

    Snuskpelle

    And because I know @Overnight likes Youtube videos, here's some scenes from my favorite Ugandan movie:
     
    #15     Jul 16, 2022
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  6. Nobert

    Nobert

    Usually i try to share either something stupid or something interesting (imo).
    You choose which one it was.

    This is gold as well.
     
    #16     Jul 16, 2022
  7. For anyone how has been trading mining stocks on the TSX. These adverts have a tendency to always either turn out totally fake, or have a little bit of truth to them, but turn out totally over-blown. In any case, they always achieve a rally in the stock tickers, and then implode later.
     
    #17     Jul 16, 2022
  8. SunTrader

    SunTrader

     
    #18     Jul 16, 2022
  9. Millionaire

    Millionaire

    Silver is classified as a precious metal.
    And there is 10 times more silver than there is gold.
    Even if the amount of gold doubled overnight it would still be classed as a precious metal.
     
    #19     Jul 16, 2022
  10. Specterx

    Specterx

    A great example for the world of the African penchant for "exaggeration". Reminds me of when a dude who washed cars near my office told me he used to be a navy SEAL. The guy wasn't psychotic and said it completely matter-of-fact, but nonetheless...
     
    #20     Jul 16, 2022