Active Antarctic Volcano Spews Out Gold Everyday

80 grams of gold per day, in the form of particles measuring 20-60 micrometres are emitted by Mt Erebus and can be found in the atmosphere up to 1,000 km away.

The US Navy icebreaker 'USS Glacier' (AGB-4) in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, in the shadow of Mount Erebus, circa 1960. Archive Photos/Getty Images

A rare geological anomaly exists in the Antarctic, where the area’s highest and most southern active volcano is spewing out thousands of dollars in crystallised gold specks.

Mount Erebus’ emissions, reaching 3,794 metres high, include gases, steam, and boulders of partially molten rock.