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And for 1000000 times the cost of normal extraction probably.
The goal isn't to come up with an economical way to produce gold. Read the last 2 paragraphs
But consider the last several hundred years of alchemy.
I know.
To be fair, we could probably do a lot better if we purpose-built a machine to make gold. And Pb->Au isn't even likely the most ideal path. That was only chosen to fulfill the ancient alchemy dreams.