GOLD and CERN (and possibly Alchemy)

[Eagle1]

Goodness gracious. Alright, I think it's well established that gold is probably in numerous places around the facility. But would that really warrant requiring a gold mine next to it? I mean, having the gold mine right next to it implies that a very large demand is required for CONSISTENT withdrawal. And that last statement makes me give some credence to the idea that gold is given away at these portals, which, by the way, greatly contradicts the notion that gold is worthless.

I was startled at the claim in the article: "- temperatures generated: more than 1000,000 times hotter than the sun's core"    How does any of the equipment not melt when the temps get that high?