18 Ocak 2014 Cumartesi

Some facts about gold

174 thousand of gold mined since the beginning of civilisation. Two thirds of that amount after the year 1950
Remaining gold amount underground is estimated 51 thousand tons .
If we can melt all the mined golds in the world, it would fit in a 21 cubic meters. That is equivalent to an Olympic pool.
Gold melts at 1064 degrees (celcius) and boiles at 2808 degrees (celcius)
Maximum carat is 24, that is 100% pure gold. There is a very simple way to find out pure gold percentage at different carats: divide the carat by 24, that is the percentage of pure gold. For example, 18 carats/24: 0,75. That means 18 carat gold has 75% of pure gold. 14 carat/24: 0,58. That's right, 14 carat has 58% pure gold. (other is generally silver, copper)
None of gold jewelry is pure gold (24 carat) on the market because 24 carat gold is too soft to be a jewelry.
Turkey and India has the highest carat in gold jewelry:22 carat. 21 carat is common in Middle East. 18 carat is the standard carat for gold jewelry in the world. In the US, 14 is the common carat.
There was no gold production (mining) before the year 2001 in Turkey. In 2011, 25 tons of gold produced in Turkey and the country became the most gold producing country in Euro Zone. Turkey aims to produce at least 30 tons of gold every year.
In Turkey, there are estimated 5000 tons of gold under the bed.
Turkey's official gold reserves are 503 tons. 11th most gold reserve country in the world as December 2013
There are 255 tons gold in gold accounts in banks in Turkey. The value is over 21 billion USD. This amount is 2,5% of total bank deposits.
14 banks collect scrap gold in Turkey, that project is the first and the only one in the world.
Kuveyt Turk Bank sells gold coins from its regular ATMs. This is the first and the only in the world.
Gold Fixing in London began in 1919. London is the center of the gold market. London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) is the most respected association in world gold market. Only 67 gold refinery from 26 different countries are accredited to LBMA and 3 of them are from Turkey.