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Country-wise Global Mine Production 2010 - 2018
Key Figures
  • 526.1 tonnes of total Mine Production in North America
  • 558.0 tonnes of total Mine Production in Central & South America
  • 27.9 tonnes of total Mine Production in Europe
  • 821.0 tonnes of total Mine Production in Africa
  • 498.5 tonnes of total Mine Production in Commonwealth of Independent States
  • 676.1 tonnes of total Mine Production in Asia
  • 394.8 tonnes of total Mine Production in Commonwealth of Oceania

Gold mining is a global business with operations on every continent, except Antarctica, and gold is extracted from mines of widely varying types and scale.

At a country level, China was the largest producer in the world in 2018 and accounted for around 12 per cent of total global production. Our interactive gold mining map provides a breakdown of the top gold producing countries in the world, which demonstrates the geographical dispersion of gold mining operations and the gold supply.

Courtesy : World Gold Council

Global Mine Production in North America
States201020112012201320142015201620172018
United States231.3233.9234.6230.1210.0216.7229.1236.5221.7
Canada102.1102.0106.4131.4151.2157.7163.1171.2189.0
Mexico78.894.4107.5105.8105.8131.6127.8119.4115.4
Global Mine Production in Central & South America
States201020112012201320142015201620172018
Peru184.8183.8189.8182.4171.1170.5166.0166.6158.4
Brazil71.577.780.289.390.495.495.995.897.1
Argentina63.959.054.251.159.763.958.762.960.0
Colombia43.645.956.245.747.049.251.844.143.0
Chile39.545.149.951.346.042.540.735.836.5
Suriname20.420.120.018.518.417.421.234.134.3
Dominican Republic0.10.54.226.636.131.138.035.331.6
Guyana11.913.915.618.417.318.224.224.525.6
Bolivia4.13.63.83.98.410.314.418.224.1
Venezuela24.925.521.022.822.722.623.023.023.0
Ecuador15.215.616.015.915.314.212.211.511.5
Others22.326.522.122.921.620.318.114.213.0
Global Mine Production in Europe
States201020112012201320142015201620172018
Finland5.86.69.18.57.68.28.68.88.3
Sweden6.25.96.16.46.56.36.57.87.9
Bulgaria2.53.44.34.55.55.45.76.66.8
Others2.22.13.54.43.93.62.83.64.9
Global Mine Production in Africa
States201020112012201320142015201620172018
Ghana94.396.8106.0105.8106.395.4131.5130.2130.5
South Africa210.0205.3179.8179.5168.6162.0162.6154.0129.8
Sudan29.332.633.957.660.967.877.588.076.6
Mali42.742.647.647.447.449.450.150.461.2
Burkina Faso26.936.734.938.642.241.644.952.659.3
Tanzania47.554.456.352.051.853.255.354.647.7
DR Congo18.021.024.825.335.939.735.736.644.9
Zimbabwe17.119.022.723.024.326.530.833.342.2
Ivory Coast7.813.213.014.523.428.232.636.740.9
Guinea25.825.724.321.926.126.026.630.327.3
Senegal5.44.87.48.28.68.710.212.317.5
Egypt4.76.38.211.111.713.717.116.914.7
Nigeria5.06.08.08.08.08.010.012.014.0
Gabon0.30.30.91.45.07.39.311.311.3
Ethiopia8.110.211.311.412.012.611.211.011.0
Others39.150.249.950.150.258.374.582.492.2
Global Mine Production in Commonwealth of Independent States
States201020112012201320142015201620172018
Russian Federation203.1211.6233.4248.5252.7255.3262.4280.7297.3
Uzbekistan71.070.680.081.083.585.586.789.092.5
Kazakhstan30.336.840.042.446.251.052.656.068.4
Kyrgyzstan19.019.711.320.219.218.119.822.022.1
Others9.69.08.28.79.111.912.618.718.2
Global Mine Production in Asia
States201020112012201320142015201620172018
China351.1371.2413.3438.4462.0460.3463.7429.4404.1
Indonesia134.6108.582.691.093.5113.2108.8114.1136.9
Philippines40.838.138.839.740.440.640.238.736.8
Turkey16.624.129.533.631.428.424.623.224.9
Mongolia14.013.314.019.732.032.821.319.822.6
Iran5.06.06.07.010.011.011.011.011.0
Others45.143.546.045.443.144.543.739.039.9
Global Mine Production in Oceania
States201020112012201320142015201620172018
Australia256.7258.7250.4267.1274.0279.2287.7292.5314.9
Papua New Guinea69.763.859.064.658.460.963.464.369.1
New Zealand12.111.29.711.810.811.79.69.09.3
Others2.03.43.63.12.01.61.61.61.6

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