Gold Gold, one of the most fascinating elements on the earth today. Gold has been used by humans for almost six thousand years and has been valued since the earliest of times for its beauty and resistance to corrosion. Without gold the economy of the world be drastically changed. I have chosen gold as my element because of its extensive value. It has always been valued and is worth a great amount of money. I've often wondered why gold was always a beloved element and why people of early times wanted it so badly. Also, it's worth money, which I plan on making a lot of some day. Gold has been valued and used by man since Pre-historic time. It was important to early man because it could be taken