More than 40 'seams' of gold deposits have been discovered in Hunan Province, in the centre of China, with the precious metal reserve estimated to be more than 1,000 tonnes

This deposit could be the largest gold reserve globally, surpassing South Africa's South Deep Mine, which holds 930 metric tonnes.

A reservoir of high-quality gold ore containing over 1,000 metric tons of the yellow metal has been discovered in central China and it is valued at 600 billion yuan or US $83 billion, according

Valued at approximately 600 billion yuan or US$83 billion, the discovery could be considered the largest and most lucrative reservoir of gold ever uncovered, surpassing the 900 metric tons estimated to lie within the mother of all gold reserves, South Deep mine in South Africa.

China's discovery of a massive gold deposit in Hunan province could be the world’s largest, worth $83 billion.

Hunan Gold Corp. have surged by their 10% limit for two days in a row after a sizable gold resource was discovered in central China’s Hunan province.

Chinese officials have announced the discovery of a massive deposit of high-quality gold ore, potentially worth around $83 billion, which could end up being the largest known deposit of the precious metal anywhere in the world.

Current prices could deem the discovery in the central Hunan province to be worth more than $80 billion (£63 billion).

A massive gold deposit, potentially the world's largest, has been discovered in Hunan Province, Central China, containing an estimated 1,000 metric tonnes of high-quality ore.