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TABLE 8
GOLD: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2--
(Kilograms)
 
Country-   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009e  
Algeria 697 - 377 - 236 656 r 1,010
Argentina 27,904 44,131 42,021 42,046 r- 47,000
Armeniae 1,300 r 1,300 r 1,300 r 1,359 r, 3 944 3
Australia 262,000 247,000 247,000 e 215,000 222,000
Azerbaijan -- - -- - -- -- 353
Belizee -- 5 3 5 5 5
Benine 20 24 19 20 20
Bolivia 8,871 9,628 8,818 8,405 r 7,000 p, 3
Botswanae 2,770 3 2,800 2,800 3,300 r 2,000
Brazil4 38,293 43,082 50,000 r 54,000 r 60,000 p
Bulgaria 3,868 3,818 3,964 4,160 r 4,200
Burkina Faso 1,397 1,571 2,250 7,633 13,500 3
Burmae 90 100 100 100 100
Burundie 750 750 750 750 750
Cameroone 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,600
Canada 119,549 103,513 102,211 95,004 97,367 3
Central African Republice-- 15 10 10 - 10 10
Chade 150 150 150 100 r, e 100
Chile 40,447 42,100 41,527 39,162 40,834 3
Chinae 225,000 245,000 275,000 285,000 320,000
Colombia 35,783 15,683 r 15,482 34,321 r 47,837 3
Congo (Brazzaville)e 120 100 100 100 100
Congo (Kinshasa)e-- 7,200 r 10,300 r 5,100 r 3,300 r 2,000
Costa Rica 424 1,210 2,065 198 r 500
C-te d-Ivoire 1,335 1,324 1,243 2,836 r 6,573 3
Denmark5 2,324 1,129 1,861 1,665 1,117 3
Dominican Republic -- - -- - -- 47 173
Ecuador6 5,338 5,168 3,186 800 r, e 2,092 3
Equatorial Guineae 200 200 r 200 r 200 r 200
Eritreae 30 3 30 30 30 30
Ethiopia7 4,376 4,028 - 4,368 r 3,465 r 3,400
Fiji 3,236 r 1,961 r 837 r 871 r 1,040
Finlande 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 7,000
Francee 1,500 3 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500
French Guianae 1,955 3 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
Gabone, 8 300 300 300 300 300
Georgiae 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
Ghana 66,852 69,817 83,558 80,503 86,000 3
Greece -- - -- - -- 400 500
Guatemala 741 5,036 7,068 7,448 r 8,485 3
Guinea- 25,097 16,922 15,628 19,945 18,083 3
Guyana- 8,325 r 5,668 r 7,412 r 8,131 r 8,183 3
Honduras 4,438 4,100 e 3,275 2,561 r 2,127 3
India9 3,100 2,400 3,000 e 2,700 2,800
Indonesia10 130,620 93,176 117,851 64,390 r 130,000
Irane 200 200 252 r, 3 400 400
Italye 150 200 3 450 - 450 450
Japan 8,318 - 8,904 - 8,869 6,868 7,000 3
Kazakhstane- 18,062 3 20,000 22,000 22,000 22,000
Kenya 616 432 3,023 r 340 r 300
Korea, Northe   2,000   2,000   2,000   2,000   2,000
See footnotes at end of table.  
TABLE 8-Continued
GOLD: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Kilograms)
   
Country-   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009e  
Korea, Republic of 266 277 162 175 175
Kyrgyzstan 16,700 e 10,721 10,559 18,132 16,950 3
Laos 7,058 6,088 4,161 4,300 r 5,000
Liberia 27 9 311 e 624 r 600
Madagascare----------- 10 r 30 r 50 r 72 r, 3 70
Malaysia 4,250 3,497 2,913 2,489 r 2,794 3
Mali 44,230 51,957 48,850 41,160 42,000
Mauritania -- 322 2,251 6,254 r 8,000
Mexico 30,356 38,961 39,355 50,365 51,393 3
Mongolia 24,120 22,561 - 17,473 15,184 9,803 3
Moroccoe 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200
Mozambique 63 - 85 97 r 298 r 511 3
Namibia 2,703 2,790 2,496 r 2,126 r 2,022 3
New Zealand 10,583 10,618 10,638 13,402 r 13,442 3
Nicaraguae 3,674 3 3,595 3 3,400 3,400 3,400
Niger 4,962 2,615 3,427 r 2,314 r 2,000
Nigeriae 30 40 180 200 200
Oman 384 186 r 124 r 46 r 28 3
Panama -- - -- - -- -- 800
Papua New Guinea 68,483 58,349 65,000 e 68,000 66,000
Peru11 208,002 202,826 170,236 179,872 r 182,391 3
Philippines 37,490 36,141 38,792 35,726 r 37,047 3
Poland 713 1,700 883 902 814
Romaniae 400 400 400 - 400 400
Russia12 164,186 159,340 156,975 172,031 r 190,693 3
Rwandae 10 15 17 3 20 20
Saudi Arabia 7,456 5,200 e 4,440 4,527 5,500 3
Senegale 600 600 600 600 5,600
Serbiae 335 3, 13 450 500 500 500
Sierra Leone 53 71 212 e 196 r 200
Slovakia 109 84 92 e 198 r 200
Solomon Islandse- 10 - 10 - -- - -- --
South Africa 294,671 272,128 252,598 r 212,744 197,698 3
Spain 3,971 r 3,421 r 3,500 e 3,400 r 3,450 p
Sudan- 3,625 3,158 - 2,703 2,276 1,922 3
Suriname 10,619 9,362 9,360 r, e 9,798 r 12,193 3
Swedene- 5,100 5,100 5,000 5,000 5,000
Tajikistan 1,927 r 1,920 r 2,000 r 1,672 r 1,361 3
Tanzania- 52,276 47,000 e 40,193 36,434 r 40,000
Thailand 4,400 4,300 r 3,401 r 2,721 3,000
Turkey 4,170 8,040 9,920 11,120 12,000
Ugandae 1,700 3 1,600 1,600 1,500 1,600
United Kingdom -- - -- - -- 164 185
United States 256,000 252,000 - 238,000 233,000 223,000 3
Uruguay 3,151 3,000 r 2,820 r 2,182 r 2,180 p
Uzbekistane-- 90,000 85,000 85,000 85,000 90,000
Venezuelae 10,480 r 11,600 r 10,092 r 10,100 r 10,500 p
Vietname 2,138 3 2,500 3,000 - 3,000 3,000
Zambia 440 r 956 r 1,270 r 1,930 r 1,500 3
Zimbabwe 14,023 - 11,354 - 6,750   3,600   4,200  
Total   2,470,000   2,370,000   2,360,000 r 2,290,000 r 2,450,000  
eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. -- Zero.                    
TABLE 8-Continued
GOLD: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
 
1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Table includes data available through August 19, 2010.
3Reported figure.
4Officially reported figures are as follows, in kilograms: Major companies: 2005-29,942; 2006-37,907 (revised);-
2007-44,790 (revised); 2008-48,373 (revised); and 2009-48,000 (estimated). Garimpos: 2005-8,351; 2006-5,175;--
2007-5,210 (revised); 2008-5,627 (revised); and 2009-6,000 (estimated).
5All production from Greenland.
6Includes undocumented artisanal production.
7Year ending July 7 of that stated.
8Undocumented artisanal production.
9Refinery output.
10Excludes production from so-called people-s mines, which may be as much as 20,000 kilograms per year, but includes gold-
recovered as byproduct for copper mining.
11Includes documented production from placer artisanal production.
12Mine output including gold recovered as a byproduct, but excludes secondary gold production, which, in kilograms, was-
2005-4,882; 2006-4,981; 2007-5,867; 2008-8,140 (revised); and 2009-12,404.--
13Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence in June 2006 from each other and dissolved their union.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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