World gold mines

Today we want to show you a selection of the world's largest gold-mining operation. Now the land is only about 50 000 tons of gold and gold mining remains a very profitable business. This list includes only private mines. Grasberg
Location: Papua, Indonesia
The volume of production in 2001: 40,936,699 g
Size: 213,431 hectares
Active miners: reeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Type of mining operations: open pit and underground development
(Freeport-McMoRan)





Cortes
Location: Elko, Nevada
The volume of production in 2001: 40,284,661 g
Active miners:
Type of mining operations: mine
(Barrick Gold)



Yanacocha
Location: Cajamarca, Peru
The volume of production in 2001: 36,655,923 g
Size: 248 638 859 m2
Active miners: Newmont Mining; Buenaventura; World Bank
Type of mining operations: mine
(Newmont Mining)



Goldstrike
Location: County Evreka and Elko, Nevada
The volume of production in 2001: 30,844,272 g
Active miners: Barrick Gold
Type of mining operations: open pit and underground development
(Barrick Gold)



Veladero
Location: San Juan, Argentina
The volume of production in 2001: 27,130,486 g
Active miners: Barrick Gold
Type of mining operations: open development
(Barrick Gold)



River Waal
Location: Klerksdorp, South Africa
The volume of production in 2001: 23,558,447 g
Size: 14,602 hectares
Active miners: AngloGold Ashanti
Type of mining activities: developing underground
(AngloGold Ashanti)



West Wheats
Location: Carletonville, South Africa
The volume of production in 2001: 22,452,816 g
Size: 4188 hectares
Active miners: AngloGold Ashanti
Type of mining activities: underground mining
(AngloGold Ashanti)



Lagunas Norte
Location: Santiago de Chuco, Peru
The volume of production in 2001: 21,829,126 g
Active miners: Barrick Gold
Type of mining activities: the development of an open
(Barrick Gold Corp.)



Kalgoorlie
Location: Kalgoorlie, Australia
The volume of production in 2011: 21,262,136 g
Active miners: Barrick Gold, Newmont Mining
Type of mining activities: the development of an open
(Barrick Gold Corp.)



Boddington
Location: Boddington, Australia
The volume of production in 2011: 21,006,990 g
Active miners: the company «Newmont Mining»
Type of mining operations: open pit (Newmont Mining Corp.)



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