Elon Musk is checking on US gold supply at Fort Knox. Here’s what we know about one of the world’s most secure buildings
US President Donald Trump says Elon Musk will be looking at Fort Knox, the legendary depository in Kentucky for American gold reserves, to make sure the gold is still there.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says there is an audit every year and that "all the gold is present and accounted for".
The United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox has stored precious metal bullion reserves for the United States since 1937 and has become synonymous for secure and well protected.
The United States Depository for gold reserves stands in Fort Knox, Kentucky, in 1974. (AP)
Along with protecting gold reserves, Fort Knox is currently also used as the US Army's human resources command centre, and it hosts the Army's largest annual training event each summer.
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