List of countries by gold production
World gold output (in kilograms).
Trends in the top five gold-producing countries
This list of countries by gold production for 2015.
For many years until 2006, South Africa was the world's dominant gold producer, but recently, other countries with large surface area have surpassed South Africa, including China, Russia, the United States, Peru and Australia, although none have approached South Africa's peak production which occurred in the 1970s.[1] Note the figures are for primary production, in the US, for example, for the years 2010-15, new and old scrap exceeded both primary production and reported domestic consumption.[2]
| Rank | Country or region | Gold production (metric tons) in 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| World (rounded) | 3,000 | |
| 1 |  China | 490 |
| 2 |  Australia | 300 |
| 3 |  Russia | 242 |
| 4 |  United States | 200 |
| 5 |  Canada | 150 |
| 6 |  Peru | 150 |
| 7 |  South Africa | 140 |
| 8 |  Mexico | 120 |
| 9 |  Uzbekistan | 103 |
| 10 |  Ghana | 85 |
| 11 |  Brazil | 80 |
| 12 |  Indonesia | 75 |
| 13 |  Papua New Guinea | 50 |
| Rest of the world | 855 | |
References
- ↑ "Where Have All the Gold Mines Gone?"
- ↑ "pg. 73 – Gold" (PDF). USGS. 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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