LOUISVILLE, Ky. — 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.

Fort Knox is one of the most famous and secure locations in the world. It’s known for storing the United States government’s ...

The Kentucky depository spans 108,955 acres across Hardin, Meade and Bullitt counties. The U.S. Mint says there are 147.4 million ounces of gold at the Fort Knox depository, more than any other base.

An old question returns: Is the gold still in Fort Knox? Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is among those calling for an audit, saying in a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that a "formal audit ...

A standard gold bar kept at Fort Knox weighs about 12.4 kilograms (27.5 pounds). The gold’s book value was set in the 1970s at $42.22 per ounce. At today’s prices, it is worth $428 billion ...

However, the gold in Fort Knox, who owns it, and who should be responsible for its storage and use all feed into a larger question about the U.S. government and who's really in charge.

So where exactly is all this gold kept? We flew over the giant, extremely secure depository to give you a look (see in the player up top).The Fort Knox base is about 40 miles south of Louisville.

Trump backs confirming Fort Knox gold is there, ... President Donald Trump is backing an Elon Musk-led DOGE effort to confirm that all the U.S. gold reserves at Ft. Knox in Kentucky are really there.

In August 2017, Steven Mnuchin, who served as Treasury secretary in Trump’s first administration, took a trip to Fort Knox, according to the U.S. Mint’s website.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — 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.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — 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.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — 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.