1.China
Mine production: 355 tons
Gold reserves: 1,900 tons
City of gold: Zhaoyuan
State: Shandong is the leading province for gold production.
Official gold holdings: 1,054.1 tons or 1.7 percent of total foreign reserves.
2.Australia
Mine production: 270 tons
Gold reserves: 7400 tons
State: The state of Western Australia.
Official gold holdings: 79.9 tons or 9.3 percent of total foreign reserves.
3.United States
Mine production: 237 tons
Gold reserves: 3000 tons
State: Nevada.
Official gold holdings: 8,133.5 tons or 75.4 percent of total foreign reserves.
4.Russia
Mine production: 200 tons
Gold reserves: 5,000 tons
State: The nation’s most prolific gold regions are Siberia and the Far East.
Official gold holdings: 936.7 tons or 9.6 percent of total foreign currency.
5.South Africa
Mine production: 190 tons
Gold reserves: 6,000 tons.
Official gold holdings: 125 tons or 13.4 percent of foreign reserves.
6.Peru
Mine production: 150 tons
Gold reserves: 2,000 tons.
Official gold holdings: 34.7 tons or 3.2 percent of total foreign reserves.
7.Canada
Mine production: 110 tons
Gold reserves: 920 tons the lowest among the top 10 producers.
State: Ontario
Official gold holdings: 3.4 tons or 0.3 percent of total foreign currency reserves.
8.Ghana
Mine production: 100 tons
Gold reserves: 1,400 tons.
Official gold holdings: 8.7 tons or 10.2 percent of foreign reserves.
9.Indonesia
Mine production: 100 tons
Gold reserves: 3,000 tons.
Official gold holdings: 73.1 tons or 3.6 percent of total foreign reserves.
10.Uzbekistan
Mine production: 90 tons
Gold reserve: 1,700 tons
Official gold holdings: The World Gold Council has not reported official gold holdings for Uzbekistan.
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