1 metric tonne of gold would be the size of 14.16 inches squared

Hard to comprehend really and its worth would be at say aussie $1400 a ounce about 44 million dollars.

Correct me if i am wrong anyone??

G'day Explorer.

One metric ton of gold will be around 14.6 inches cubed or approx 37.28 cubed cm,approx $45,010,000 at 1400/oz.

Cheers kon61.

I've actually fantasised as to how I would remove such a lump from a hole and then somehow get it into my vehicle. LOL I bet I'm not the only one either...

G'day Byteman.

I wouldn't worry to much about how to remove a ton lump of gold,out of the hole i found it in,as much as i would worry about who else might be staring down at the hole beside me.

Cheers kon61.

Gday folks , I think you guys mean cubed , not squared !Yes , a tonne of gold is about one nineteenth the volume of a cubic metre of H2O ....cheers

I believe a 12" cube of solid gold weighs just on Half a Ton.

G'day Ayounomad.

You thinks correct.It is cubed and not squared.

Cheers kon61.

I have to watch my fingers when I put mine back in the safe

Panther

Actually, you wouldn't need a safe would you...

Hi Guys, Yes I had a real problem gettng these suckers out of the ground but big thanks to the land owner who had a big excavator & loaned me this old flat deck truck to get them home. Needles to say....my working days are over. Sorry my lips are sealed as to the location.





JW

Ohh JW!!! you are full of it! lol Firstly the truck tyres haven't burst. Secondly you should have used Taubmans gold paint instead of Dulux.
Thirdly, I can see by the grass that the truck hasn't moved for 14 years cause that is when the WOF expired. Good try but!! Here is some of mine....
Panther

G'day Panther, Excellent. I love it Gold is real enough though. I will send over my private jet to pick you up & we can go for a swing on your old stamping ground. Will PM you with the details.

Hope you have an excellent xmas

JW

Thanks JW and may the Christmas Fairies darn your socks and bury nuggets in all your old stomping grounds. Have a good one mate.
Was that your jet that buzzed me the other day? (it was pink)

Panther

ps Did Vodaphone pay you to wear that shirt?

G'day mate, Yeah vodaphone sponsor me in my search Na not pink... my jet is plated in gold there was that much left over

Was going to go for a dredge this weekend but the weather that has been fine for weeks 5hit itself for the weekend. BUGGER I need a fix....can you tell

Have a good one

JW

panther when you asked jw about the vodaphone shirt i had a look and it comes from otago rugby union so jw must be detecting around central otago south island nz so the mystery is unfolding that flat top truck would not have got a wof 14 years ago 2 that prime beast hiding behind the tree got my brand mark on it ex kiwi 3 i think jw been at the ludgate hotel and stayed to long and had to tell the misses some thing but jw might be wright about the size of the gold though $$$$$$$$$$$ next time in the ludgate hotel jw have a jug of speights for me on the tab behind the bar somewhere lived about 300yards up the road from the hotel what a great place have a geat christmas jw ex kiwi

1 cubic foot of gold is 1206lbs in the old scale or 548.18kgs metric. I guess that younger people dont know much about the Imperial system,having learnt metric at school. Multiples of ten,sweet. Anyway 2240Ibs to theton, 1000kgs to the tonne (2200Ibs).

G'day Malcom, You are correct it is an Otago rugby union footy jersey. Not Lugget but is in Central Otago some where. Yes central is a paradise......mind you so is Whangamata where I am living at present which is about to become a mini Auckland as all the Jafa's swamp our coastal play ground over xmas & the new year. It is only for a few weeks but, then back to normality. What ever normal is.
Hope you have a great xmas too.

Happy hunting

JW

Ludgate or Luggate Malcolm? If it is between Clyde and Wanaka it would be Luggate. Been there a time or two. Had a Bro in law that drove for the transport company for many years. Another was a milkman who worked Wanaka to Luggate. Small world.

Panther

panther & jw luggate your wright reids transport next door to the pub bought a house in sydney suburb of concord name of the street was luggate must be getting old !!!!!! dont know the milkman _ the wife might though !!!!!!!! panther did you live down that way hope everone has a great xmas its pouring down here 70 mils overnight go the coffs coast ex kiwi

Tunnel rat no-one mentioned a cubic foot of gold read the Forum header again mate. I have been told a extra 2 or 3 inches make all the difference in the world to some woman. Especially when it comes to gold.

1 cubic inch of water weighs 0.016387064 kg

1 cubic inch of gold weighs 0.31659 kg

therfore 14.16 inches cubed is 2839.1592 cubic inches

Therfore 2839.1592 x 0.31659 kg = 898.84941 kg x 2.20lb per kilo = 1977.4687 lb =0.88279 ton when 2240lb per ton.

Therefore 1 cubic ton of gold will be 14.76 inches cubed at standard room temp of 21 degrees C.

Adrian SS HeH,HeH, HeH

Never had any problems in the inches department,explorer,or the gold department either.Just tried to get back on the topic.With some success,I think,thanks Adrian ss.Perhaps you should read through the posts and see what you find.