In a surprising development, a massive amount of invisible gold has been uncovered, reportedly worth $24 billion in Johannesburg. Steve Chingwaru, the researcher, who is behind this discovery, originally conceived an idea to understand this matter as a master’s thesis, and later got upgraded to a PhD due to its remarkable findings. He discovered the presence of approximately 420 tonnes of ‘invisible gold,’ valued at $24 billion, concealed within the mine dumps of the Witwatersrand Basin in Johannesburg.
The mine dumps, referred to as tailings, are remnants of Johannesburg’s famed gold deposits dating back to 1886. Despite continuous extraction endeavors, prevailing methods can only retrieve approximately 30 percent of the gold, leaving a substantial 70 percent untouched.
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He explains, “They were already extracting the gold from these tailings, but they were only managing to get out 30 percent of the gold they contained. I…
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