Where Does Gold Come From?

Gold (symbol Ag) is a chemical element which belongs to the group of transition metals. It can be found in a free state in nature as well as in compounds. Created by nature it can’t be produced in chemical or other way.

Gold occurs mostly in solid state as ore made by rocks but it can be found in form of powder or granules in riverbeds. Once people could actually see chunks of gold in riverbeds but nowadays they are extremely rare.

Gold can also be found in alloys with cooper and mercury, and as dissolved gold in sea.  As for its compound, tellurium is the most common.

Geographically it can be found almost anywhere, but mostly in South Africa, United States, Russia, Canada and China.