This is as useful as comparing the demand for a ton of gold with a ton of wheat.

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The resource estimate signalled the Revenue Zone holds a total of 3.7 million gold equivalent ounces at a grade of 1.1 grams per ton gold equivalent ounces.

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Sometimes, newer operations might only get a gram of gold per ton of mined material.

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In its Fruta del Norte site a drill core showed a rich 32 troy ounces of gold per ton of rock.

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Unlike a fiat currency where it can be produced out of thin air, gold takes 1 ton of rock for each ounce and is becoming harder to find.

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