Richard Warke
Source of wealth: Mining
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Richard Warke's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Richard Warke could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Richard Warke could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.3 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Richard Warke could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.4 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Richard Warke could pay for it entirely for 0.6 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Richard Warke could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.5 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Richard Warke with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.1 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Richard Warke's fortune is equivalent to 10 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
Richard Warke could buy 2,737,783 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 0 trucks to transport them. Although Richard Warke will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Richard Warke is a Canadian investor with holdings in gold, zinc and copper mining in Canada, Mexico, the U.S. and South America.
He sold Ventana Gold, which discovered the La Bodega gold deposit in Colombia, for $1.6 billion in 2011.
His Augusta Resource advanced one of the largest copper deposits in the U.S.; Warke sold the firm for $600 million in 2014.
His Arizona Mining discovered the largest zinc deposit in the U.S. in Arizona; he sold the firm for $1.3 billion in 2018.
In 2025 he sold Augusta Gold to AngloGold Ashanti for $200 million.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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