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Gold (Au) drawn as one poster: 3.3 kt of world mine production in 2025, China the largest producer, 1 critical mineral lists. Scroll to draw it, then download it as SVG or PNG.

PROSPECTOR TRAILS · INFOGRAPHIC · DATA YEAR 2025GoldAuPrecious metal · symbol AuGold is used as a store of value by central banks and investors, and in jewellery andelectronics.WORLD MINE PRODUCTION 20253.3 ktAu content. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries.TOP PRODUCER: CHINA12%380 t of the world total in 2025.WORLD RESERVES 202566 ktLargest in Australia (13 kt). Au content.CRITICAL MINERAL LISTS1Current government critical or strategic lists naminggold, across 1 jurisdictions.TOP 3 PRODUCERS29%US NET IMPORT RELIANCE 202047%PRICE 20253,440 $/troy ozTOP PRODUCERS 2025Where gold comes fromChina380 t12%Russia310 t9.4%Australia280 t8.5%Canada200 t6.1%United States160 t4.8%Ghana150 t4.5%Mexico140 t4.2%Kazakhstan130 t3.9%Uzbekistan130 t3.9%Peru110 t3.3%Mine production, Au content. Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, estimates.Mine output was about 3,300 t in 2025: China 380 t, Russia 310 t, Australia 280 t, Canada 200 t.Gold mining is the least concentrated mining sector we track (top three about 29%).1900–2022A century of gold production0.00 t875 t1.8 kt2.6 kt3.5 kt190019171935195219701987200520222022: 3.2 kt1900: 386 tWorld production, USGS column 'World production'. Source: USGS Data Series 140, historical statistics.PRODUCING COUNTRIES13 countries reported gold output in 2025Filled countries produce it; brighter is larger. Outline map simplified from Natural Earth.TRADE FLOWS 2024Biggest gold trade routesSwitzerland → China$25 bnSwitzerland → India$20 bnUnited Arab Emirates → India$16 bnUnited Arab Emirates → Hong Kong$16 bnCanada → United Kingdom$16 bnHS 710812: Gold, unwrought, non-monetary. World trade $462 bn in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22).POLICYOn the critical listsChina: strategic 2016prospectortrails.comSources: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, CEPII BACI, IEA (CC BY 4.0), World Bank,government lists. Figures rounded.PROSPECTOR TRAILSOpen data, drawn in numbers
Gold infographic: world production, top producers, reserves, a century of output, producing countries on a map, trade routes, critical lists. Data year 2025.

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World mine production, 2025
3.3 kt (Au content) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Largest producer
China, 380 t (12% of world) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Top three producers' share
29% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
World reserves, 2025
66 kt (Au content), largest in Australia USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Critical mineral lists
1 current lists in 1 jurisdictions (China) government critical mineral lists
US net import reliance, 2020
47% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Price, 2025
3,440 $/troy oz (Gold (nominal USD; 99.5% fine, London afternoon fixing; spot average of daily rates from Jun 2025)) World Bank Pink Sheet
World production, 1900
386 t (USGS historical series, as reported) USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
World production, 2022 (historical series)
3.2 kt USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
Largest trade flow, 2024
Switzerland → China, $25 bn (HS 710812, Gold, unwrought, non-monetary); world trade $462 bn CEPII BACI trade database

Sources

USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics) · CEPII BACI trade database · government critical mineral lists. Figures are rounded; country names follow our atlas.

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