Each of Us Can Get Nine Pounds of Gold Courtesy of the Ocean
Don’t you wish everyone could have nine pounds of gold? The earth’s population is nearing 8 billion people. Despite our seemingly large population, the ocean has enough gold to make all of us rich! This is because about 20 million tons of gold are dispersed across the sea.
However, most of the gold is diluted. Its concentration is only a few parts per trillion. The floor of the ocean has undissolved gold embedded in it. However, mining the gold isn’t cost-effective. If the gold from the sea were distributed to everyone on the planet, each person would get nine pounds each.