The World’s Rarest Mineral Is So Rare It’s Only Ever Been Found Once
The world’s rarest mineral is called kyawthuite, a tiny tawny-hued grain weighing just 1.61 carats. It is so rare that only one specimen has ever been found. The single known specimen was discovered in 2010 in a market in Myanmar by gemologist Kyaw Thu, who initially thought it was a different mineral called scheelite. Analysis […]
World’s Largest Gold Deposit Found, Worth Over US$80 Billion
A massive gold deposit containing around 1,000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) of gold has been discovered in central China’s Hunan Province. The deposit is valued at approximately 600 billion yuan or US$83 billion, making it potentially the largest and most lucrative gold reserve ever uncovered, surpassing the South Deep mine in South Africa. The […]