45 Million Ounces of Gold… And Nobody Has Mined It

Deep in southwest Alaska lies Donlin Gold: 45,000,000 ounces of gold sitting completely untouched beneath a remote ridge. Worth over $100 Billion, this single deposit matches a decade of Nevada’s entire output—yet not a single ounce has been commercially mined in 117 years.Why has America’s largest intact gold deposit remained unmined? We break down the 70-million-year geological mystery of refractory ore, the massive multibillion-dollar pipeline infrastructure needed to unlock it, and the high-stakes legal battles between mining conglomerates, Wall Street investors, and Native Yup’ik tribes fighting for the Kuskokwim River salmon runs.📌 TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - The $120B Untouched Treasure01:25 - The 1909 Prospectors & The Uphill Mystery03:00 - Refractory Ore: Why You Can’t Pan This Gold04:45 - Inside the Core Shed: High-Grade Geological Samples06:30 - The Infrastructure Wall: Gas Pipelines & River Barges08:15 - Wall Street Moves & Multibillion-Dollar Buyouts10:00 - Native Tribes, Legal Battles & Kuskokwim Salmon11:45 - The Future of US Gold Reserves#DonlinGold #GoldMining #Alaska #Commodities #Investments #Finance #Geology #Economy