Scientists: The presence of gold on the moon is a possibility

Scientists have made a dramatic discovery indicating the possibility of the presence of precious metals beneath the surface of the moon, after conducting modeling operations of the expected geological conditions on the moon, according to "Russia Today."
They discovered that the moon's mantle was rich in some SIDEROPHILE elements, which were easily associated with iron, such as gold and platinum.
It is unclear exactly what precious metals may lie beneath the surface of the moon and how easy it is to extract them if scientists so wish.
However, the results allow to better understand why the rocks returned from the moon by the Apollo missions contain fewer elements than SIDEROPHILE, according to the predictions.
The geologist James Brennan of DALHOUSIE University in Canada began to determine the composition of the moon's mantle, especially the so-called "attractive for iron" elements, including gold and platinum.
Experts believe that these elements reached the Moon via various effects towards the end of the solar system formation period.
Knowing the elements of SIDEROPHILE will help researchers to determine the impact of the moon in the early stages of its formation.
"We have a total of 400 kilograms of samples, which Apollo missions have returned to the moon," said Professor Brennan. "It's a very small amount of material."
Scientists modeled the formation of rocks on the moon from the magma below. They combined pressure and temperature models found in the cooling magma, by analyzing laboratory experiments on the dissolution of sulfur in molten rock.
The team discovered that parts of the lunar mantle where lava originated were dominated by sulphides rich in sulfur and iron. The results show that sulfur in lunar volcanic rock is a fingerprint of the presence of iron sulphide in the rocky interior of the moon.