Which country has earned the honor of being the largest gold producer? Who owns these mines? And how much gold is in each of them? Let's see!
- Muruntau Gold Deposit, Uzbekistan, Asia In 2016, the mine produced over 60 tons of gold, making it one of the largest mines in the world. It is managed by the Uzbek government and co-owner Navi Mining, which is reported to still have 5,000 tons of gold for mining - which weighs 25 blue whales!
2.Pueblo Viejo, Dominican Republic, South America There is gold in the Pueblo Viejo mine and silver. Currently, Canadian companies Barrick Gold Corporation and Goldcorp Inc. Collectively own 7. Recently, the output of gold in the mine was 36 tons.
3.Goldstrike, USA, North America Located in Nevada, the mine is also owned by Barrick Gold Corp of Canada and produced 34 tons of gold in 2016.
4.Grossberg, Indonesia, Asia By area, the world's largest gold mine, has gold, copper, and silver reserves in Grassburgh. The mine employs about 20,000 people and is jointly owned by Freeport McMoran and the Indonesian government. According to the latest available data, 33 tons of gold have been mined.
5.Cortez, USA, North America In Naveeda, another mine owned by Barrick Gold Corp., Cortez is the largest producer, both company and state. Last year, about 33 tons of gold were produced from here.
6.Carlin Trend, USA, North America The mine is located in various locations throughout Nevada and was first discovered in 1983 by the Newmont Mining Corporation of America. According to a recent report, the output of gold from this mine was a little less than 30 tons.
7.Olympiada, Russia, Asia / Europe One of the largest gold mines in the world, the mine started production in 1996 and produced 29.3 tons of gold in 2016.
8.Lihir, Papua, New Guinea The mine, located in Oceania, the center of the Pacific Delta, was owned by Lehigh Gold Limited, which also operates in neighboring Australia and West Africa. Now owned by Newcrest Mining in Australia, the mine produced 28 tonnes of gold in 2016.
9.Batu Hijau, Indonesia, Asia Excavated by local company Amman Minerals, the Batu Hijau mine in Indonesia produced 26.7 tonnes of gold last year.
10.Boddington, Australia The first excavation was in 1987 but closed in 2001. However, mining resumed in 2010 and is currently the largest gold mine in Australia. It is owned by Newmont, USA. In 2016, it produced about 25 tons of gold.
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