So if you bought a gold futures contract, you'd be agreeing to buy a certain number of ounces of gold from the futures seller on a date in the future. (moneysense.ca)
Meanwhile, if you own one ounce of gold for an eternity, you will still own one ounce at its end. (fortune.com)
By 2009, the company was processing up to 4,000 fine ounces of gold per week. (canadianbusiness.com)