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2012 world gold output (in kilograms) Trends in five of the top seven gold-producing countries. This is a list of countries by gold production in 2022. [1] Until 2006, South Africa was the world's largest gold producer.
List of countries by bauxite production: Bismuth [8] China Vietnam: List of countries by bismuth production: Copper [9] Chile Peru: List of countries by copper production: Chromium [10] South Africa Turkey: List of countries by chromium production: Gold [11] China Australia: List of countries by gold production: Iron ore [12] Australia China
The following are lists of gold mines and are subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and planned mines that have substantial gold output, organized by country. North America
The second-largest mineral industry in the world is the mineral industry of Africa, which implies large quantities of resources due to Africa being the second largest continent, with 30.37 million square kilometres of land.With a population of 1.4 billion living there, mineral exploration and production constitute significant parts of their economies for many African countries and remain keys ...
Central banks have been net buyers of gold for 11 consecutive years. According to World Gold Council (WGC) data, central banks around the world bought 272.9 tonnes of bullion in 2020. Purchases ...
As recently as 2007 South Africa was the world's top gold producer. The drop in its global ranking is not due to resource depletion (South Africa ranks close behind leader Australia in reserves) but rather to its high costs of production. In fact South Africa has the highest mining cash costs among all major producing regions. [13]
The world’s nations continue to hold gold reserves in their central banks even as they’ve backed away over the years from considering it in terms of currency.
This is a list of the largest gold mines by 2022 annual production, measured in troy ounces. Number Name of mine Production ... (Top) 1 See also. 2 References.