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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Vishwam Sankaran

China finds world’s largest gold deposit worth over £63 billion

China says it has discovered the world’s largest known deposit of gold, estimated to be worth over $80bn (£63bn).

The deposit at the Wangu goldfield in central China could yield more than 1,000 tonnes of gold, the Geological Bureau of Hunan was quoted as saying by Chinese state media.

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