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Gold
Gold is soft, shiny, yellow, heavy, stable, malleable, ductile
transition metal, which has the symbol Au in the periodic
table. Gold does not corrode or rust (and therefore is well
suited for its use in coin and jewellery). It does not react
with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia.
It conducts electricity and heat very well.
The metal occurs mainly uncombined as nuggets in rocks and
alluvial deposits and is one of the coinage metals.
Its physical and chemical properties make it ideal for a number
of applications: as a monetary standard, coinage, in jewellery,
in photography, dentistry and in electronics.
Links:
-World
Bureau of Metal Statistics - Statistics 2000 - 2003
-World
Gold Council,
-The Gold Institute,
-GoldAvenue
Gold Production
Thousand Tonnes
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Europe |
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| Bulgaria |
2.612 |
2.270 |
2.431 |
3.868 |
3.818 |
3.964 |
| Finland |
1.600 |
1.550 |
1.360 |
1.296 |
1.307 |
1.620 |
| France |
1.724 |
1.744 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Italy |
631 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Macedonia |
500 |
400 |
0 |
750 |
700 |
700 |
| Poland |
400 |
450 |
600 |
900 |
1.300 |
650 |
| Romania |
1.137 |
1.878 |
1.430 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
| Russia (Europe) |
11.788 |
11.905 |
11.851 |
11.423 |
11.154 |
10.983 |
| Serbia & Montenegro |
0 |
363 |
328 |
330 |
330 |
330 |
| Slovakia |
78 |
79 |
107 |
109 |
100 |
372 |
| Spain |
5.559 |
5.222 |
5.248 |
2.145 |
2.565 |
0 |
| Sweden |
5.757 |
5.900 |
6.564 |
5.163 |
6.848 |
5.159 |
| Turkey |
5.757 |
5.900 |
6.564 |
5.163 |
6.848 |
4.208 |
| Ukraine |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
| Yugoslavia |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| total |
38.613 |
37.201 |
33.249 |
26.554 |
30.897 |
28.556 |
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| Asia
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| Armenia |
3.200 |
1.804 |
2.112 |
1.373 |
867 |
565 |
| China |
202.000 |
210.100 |
212.350 |
225.000 |
247.200 |
270.490 |
| DPR Korea |
2.300 |
2.000 |
6.000 |
6.000 |
0 |
0 |
| India |
3.807 |
3.196 |
3.714 |
3.086 |
2.424 |
2.959 |
| Indonesia |
142.238 |
138.475 |
86.855 |
142.894 |
93.176 |
117.851 |
| Iran |
250 |
900 |
900 |
275 |
850 |
850 |
| Japan |
8.615 |
8.143 |
8.021 |
8.319 |
8.904 |
8.869 |
| Kazakhstan |
22.402 |
15.200 |
15.900 |
16.000 |
16.200 |
16.500 |
| Korea |
310 |
159 |
229 |
251 |
277 |
162 |
| Kyrgystan |
16.440 |
23.958 |
20.445 |
16.751 |
10.721 |
10.572 |
| Laos |
0 |
5.140 |
4.392 |
6.338 |
6.068 |
4.161 |
| Malaysia |
4.289 |
4.739 |
4.221 |
4.249 |
3.497 |
2.913 |
| Mongolia |
12.097 |
11.119 |
18.500 |
24.122 |
22.561 |
17.473 |
| Myanmar |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| Oman |
188 |
31 |
211 |
284 |
144 |
350 |
| Philippines |
36.005 |
27.844 |
35.464 |
37.488 |
36.098 |
38.792 |
| Russia (Asia) |
159.605 |
158.163 |
157.446 |
151.763 |
148.186 |
145.928 |
| Saudi Arabia |
4.208 |
8.769 |
8.268 |
7.456 |
5.182 |
4.400 |
| Tajikistan |
2.700 |
2.370 |
2.161 |
1.927 |
1.920 |
1.920 |
| Thailand |
4.950 |
4.269 |
4.507 |
4.393 |
3.470 |
2.404 |
| Uzbekistan |
85.636 |
84.610 |
88.350 |
84.210 |
76.620 |
72.850 |
| total |
711.340 |
711.089 |
680.146 |
772.279 |
684.465 |
720.109 |
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| America |
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| Argentina |
32.486 |
29.744 |
28.466 |
27.904 |
44.131 |
42.021 |
| Bolivia |
11.256 |
9.362 |
6.951 |
8.871 |
9.628 |
8.818 |
| Brazil |
41.662 |
40.416 |
47.598 |
38.293 |
43.082 |
49.613 |
| Canada |
152.059 |
141.589 |
130.727 |
120.541 |
103.402 |
101.715 |
| Chile |
38.588 |
38.954 |
39.986 |
40.447 |
42.100 |
41.527 |
| Colombia |
20.823 |
32.117 |
37.739 |
20.716 |
21.165 |
15.432 |
| Costa Rica |
100 |
110 |
150 |
424 |
1.250 |
712 |
| Cuba |
1.000 |
500 |
500 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dominican Republic |
540 |
520 |
530 |
500 |
0 |
0 |
| Ecuador |
2.750 |
4.818 |
5.128 |
5.337 |
5.168 |
3.186 |
| French Guiana |
3.290 |
3.296 |
2.773 |
1.955 |
2.000 |
2.000 |
| Georgia |
2.876 |
2.386 |
1.377 |
1.620 |
2.400 |
3.100 |
| Guatemala |
4.500 |
4.550 |
0 |
741 |
5.036 |
7.067 |
| Guyana |
14.104 |
12.171 |
11.478 |
8.325 |
6.405 |
7.412 |
| Honduras |
4.984 |
4.494 |
3.683 |
4.438 |
4.055 |
3.012 |
| Jamaica |
328 |
131 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mexico |
21.324 |
20.406 |
21.818 |
26.782 |
35.900 |
29.300 |
| Nicaragua |
3.494 |
3.096 |
4.064 |
3.674 |
3.395 |
3.500 |
| Panama |
1.000 |
900 |
890 |
880 |
0 |
0 |
| Peru |
157.298 |
172.619 |
173.219 |
207.822 |
202.822 |
170.127 |
| Suriname |
0 |
0 |
8.513 |
10.619 |
9.362 |
8.585 |
| United States |
298.100 |
276.893 |
258.000 |
255.757 |
252.000 |
238.000 |
| Uruguay |
2.079 |
2.550 |
1.758 |
2.930 |
2.800 |
3.172 |
| Venezuela |
9.465 |
8.190 |
9.690 |
10.000 |
12.400 |
12.500 |
| total |
824.106 |
809.812 |
795.058 |
795.058 |
808.501 |
750.799 |
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| Africa |
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| Algeria |
369 |
365 |
597 |
641 |
377 |
236 |
| Botswana |
8 |
9 |
162 |
2.709 |
3.020 |
2.722 |
| Burkina Faso |
209 |
780 |
1.008 |
1.397 |
1.600 |
2.000 |
| Burundi |
483 |
2.855 |
3.229 |
3.905 |
4.313 |
2.423 |
| Cameroon |
630 |
630 |
600 |
600 |
600 |
600 |
| Central African Rep. |
16 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| Congo |
10 |
75 |
60 |
20 |
10 |
10 |
| Congo, D.R. |
50 |
8.00 |
10.500 |
9.000 |
10.000 |
10.000 |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
3.570 |
1.313 |
1.219 |
1.638 |
1.600 |
1.243 |
| Eritrea |
0 |
9 |
33 |
25 |
44 |
30 |
| Ethiopia |
3.670 |
3.875 |
3.490 |
3.726 |
3.828 |
3.300 |
| Gabon |
70 |
70 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
| Ghana |
69.271 |
70.748 |
63.139 |
66.852 |
66.205 |
77.349 |
| Guinea |
16.665 |
16.630 |
15.593 |
18.013 |
18.236 |
15.688 |
| Kenya |
1.477 |
1.543 |
567 |
616 |
432 |
3.023 |
| Liberia |
42 |
20 |
111 |
27 |
11 |
11 |
| Madagascar |
10 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Mali |
56.019 |
45.529 |
37.915 |
44.156 |
50.773 |
56.750 |
| Mauritania |
1.600 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
311 |
1.694 |
| Morocco |
2.746 |
1.863 |
1.493 |
1.500 |
1.500 |
1.500 |
| Mozambique |
17 |
63 |
56 |
63 |
85 |
90 |
| Namibia |
2.947 |
1.863 |
1.493 |
1.500 |
1.500 |
1.500 |
| Niger |
28 |
30 |
1.531 |
4.932 |
2.615 |
2.625 |
| Nigeria |
40 |
50 |
30 |
40 |
16 |
16 |
| Rwanda |
10 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Senegal |
600 |
600 |
600 |
600 |
600 |
600 |
| Sierra Leone |
0 |
0 |
20 |
21 |
82 |
215 |
| South Africa |
398.258 |
372.766 |
337.223 |
294.803 |
270.860 |
253.587 |
| Sudan |
5.258 |
5.406 |
5.000 |
4.739 |
3.246 |
3.100 |
| Tanzania |
42.320 |
48.018 |
48.176 |
47.270 |
39.750 |
40.193 |
| Uganda |
2.400 |
1.900 |
1.537 |
1.500 |
2.192 |
2.543 |
| Zambia |
158 |
160 |
100 |
170 |
0 |
0 |
| Zimbabwe |
15.669 |
11.514 |
21.330 |
13.453 |
11.354 |
6.750 |
| total |
624.251 |
597.883 |
557.239 |
524.739 |
496.765 |
491.109 |
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| Oceania |
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| Australia |
266.140 |
282.000 |
259.000 |
263.000 |
246.000 |
246.000 |
| Fiji |
3.726 |
3.517 |
4.033 |
2.793 |
1.403 |
29 |
| New Zealand |
9.770 |
9.300 |
10.151 |
10.583 |
10.680 |
10.762 |
| Papua New Guinea |
63.379 |
67.832 |
73.670 |
68.483 |
58.348 |
57.754 |
| Solomon Islands |
23 |
43 |
60 |
20 |
20 |
10 |
| total |
343.038 |
362.692 |
346.914 |
344.879 |
316.451 |
314.555 |
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| WORLD TOTAL |
3.708.492 |
2.518.677 |
2.501.562 |
2.122.148 |
2.337.079 |
2.305.128 |
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