China's recent discovery of a gold treasure worth Rs 7 lakh crore has shifted focus to global gold reserves, with India holding 840.76 tonnes, ranking eighth. The US, Germany, and Italy top the list with the largest reserves.

Officials say that a gold field deposit in Hunan province could yield over 1,000 tonnes of the precious metal.

China claims to have discovered the world's largest known gold resource, estimated to be worth over $80 billion (£63 billion). The Hunan Geological Bureau detected 40 gold veins—long, shallow fissures in metal-rich rocks—in Pingjiang County,

China has discovered the world's largest gold deposit, estimated at ¥600 billion, containing 300 tons at depths of up to two kilometers. Experts suggest potential reserves exceed 1,000 tons. The find,

The world's richest source of gold has been found beneath China's central Hunan Province, and geologists believe it could be worth $80 billion (£63bn).