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Description: Gold is arguably the most precious metal in the world, but how rare is it really? We went on our own gold panning expedition to find out. Correction (6:08): While there was active gold mining around Butte, Montana, the Berkeley Pit mine pictured was primarily a copper mine. Further reading: “Gold Panning is Easy” guidebook: betterworldbooks.com/search/results?q=gold%20panning%20is%20easy Article on the cosmic origin of gold: quantamagazine.org/did-neutron-stars-or-supernovas-forge-the-universes-supply-of-gold-20170323 Study on gold-rich asteroid bombardment: nature.com/articles/nature10399 Gold Council statistics on gold supply: gold.org/about-gold/gold-supply/gold-mining/how-much-gold Earthworks “No Dirty Gold” campaign: earthworks.org/campaigns/no-dirty-gold/retailers/golden_rules/#.Uk3qySR57bo International mining standards guidance: oecd.org/daf/inv/mne/OECD-Due-Diligence-Guidance-Minerals-Edition3.pdf Subscribe: bit.ly/2FqJZMl Like Verge Science on Facebook: bit.ly/2hoSukO Follow on Twitter: bit.ly/2Kr29B9 Follow on Instagram: goo.gl/7ZeLvX Read More: theverge.com Community guidelines: bit.ly/2D0hlAv Subscribe to Verge on YouTube for explainers, product reviews, technology news, and more: goo.gl/G5RXGs