Top 10 Gold Producing Nations

Here is the list of countries with most gold production, a survey done by British Geological Survey (BGS).:

1. China

Gold mining in the People's Republic of China has recently made that country the world's largest gold producer for the third time in history with 320,000 kg per year.

China is one of the earliest cultures begin making of jewellery in Asia around 500 years ago. Their designs were very religion oriented and contained. The traditions of the country is still continues till now.

2. USA

The United States is the largest importer of goods and third largest exporter. The first time gold was introduced in Virginia in 1782 and the gold producti

on was increased in United States in the year of 1980. Now U.S. produces 223,323 kg of gold per year.

3. Australia

Australia is the world's thirteenth largest economy and has the world's seventh-highest per capita income. Gold mining in Australia is the fourth largest commodity sector, behind iron ore, crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and produces 222,000 kg of gold per year.

The history of gold mining in Western Australia dates back to the 1880s but took on some larger dimensions in the 1890s, after gold discoveries at Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie and reached an early peak in 1903. In between, the industry declined a number of times, like during the two world wars, experiencing an absolute low point in 1976.

4. Russia

Covering more than a ninth of the Earth's land area, Russia, has the largest reserves of natural gas and well reputed to have an expansive mineral wealth including coal, cobalt, copper, diamond, lithium, nickel, oil, silver, as well as gold.

Russia has a big gold reserve in the world and produces 205,236 kg per year.

5. South Africa

South Africa is the world's biggest producer of platinum, and one of the leading producers of gold, diamonds, base metals and coal.

South Africa is the world's biggest gold supplier and almost 50 percent of the world's gold reserves are found here. The country produces 197,628 kg per year.

6. Peru

Peru is a developing country with a market-oriented economy. Its main economic activities include agriculture, fishing, mining, and manufacturing of products such as textiles.

Peru produces 182,390 kg of gold per year.

7. Indonesia

Indonesia has a mixed economy in which both the private sector and government play significant roles. The country has the largest economy in Southe

ast Asia and a member of the G-20 major economies. It produces 127,716 kg of gold per year.

8. Canada

Canada is one of the world's wealthiest nations and also in the list of world's top 10 trading nations, with a high per-capita income. It is also a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the G8.

Canada is also famous for the gold jewelry business and produce 97,367 kg of gold per year.

9. Ghana

Ghana is the country with fastest growing middle income economy. It is also reputation as one of the world's most successful gold explorers.

Endowed with natural resources like Aluminum, bauxite Manganese, Diamond, Petroleum and as well as gold Ghana is Africa's second-largest gold producer with 97,197 kg of gold production per year.

10. Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is the world's tenth largest gold producer. Gold is the primary metal produced here, which boasts the largest gold reserves as well as the world's fifth largest gold reserves. It produces enough gold to make the world's seventh largest gold producing country.

It is also a regionally significant producer of natural gas, coal, copper, oil, silver and uranium.
Uzbekistan produces 73,000 kg of gold per year.