Earth's core holds enough gold to cover every continent in a layer 50 centimetres deep, but until volcanic rocks from Hawaii were analysed in 2025, geologists assumed it was sealed away forever — the core turns out to be leaking - Space Daily
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Earth's core holds enough gold to cover every continent in a layer 50 centimetres deep, but until volcanic rocks from Hawaii were analysed in 2025, geologists assumed it was sealed away forever — the core turns out to be leaking - Space Daily

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A 2025 ruthenium isotope study found evidence that material from Earth’s core is entering the mantle and reaching Hawaiian volcanic rocks, though it did not directly detect gold in transit.