A couple of tables from articles published on the Sharps Pixley website last week.
The first is from the article : World Top 20 Gold producing nations in 2017 – not peak gold yet!
Top 20 Gold Producing Nations 2016/2017 (Tonnes)
| Rank | Country | 2017 Output | 20 16 Output | % Change |
| 1 | China | 429 | 464 | -7.9% |
| 2 | Australia | 289 | 288 | +0.5% |
| 3 | Russia | 272 | 253 | +7.6% |
| 4 | USA | 244 | 229 | +6.3% |
| 5 | Canada | 171 | 163 | +5.0% |
| 6 | Peru | 167 | 166 | +0.3% |
| 7 | South Africa | 157 | 163 | -3.6% |
| 8 | Ghana | 130 | 131 | -0.8% |
| 9 | Mexico | 122 | 128 | -4.7% |
| 10 | Indonesia | 114 | 109 | +4.8% |
| 11 | Brazil | 92 | 97 | -5.1% |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 89 | 87 | +2,6% |
| 13 | Argentina | 65 | 58 | +10.9% |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 63 | 63 | -0.1% |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 56 | 53 | +7.1% |
| 16 | Mali | 51 | 50 | +1.2% |
| 17 | Tanzania | 53.2 | 55.3 | +4% |
| 18 | Colombia | 49.2 | 51.8 | +5% |
| 19 | Philippines | 40 | 40 | +0.6% |
| 20 | Sudan | 40 | 37 | +7.3% |
| Others | 607 | 508 | +3.1% | |
| Total | 3,292 | 3,275 | +0.5% |
Source: Metals Focus
and the second looks at the world’s top producing gold miners: Top 20 Global Gold Miners – Newmont narrows the No. 1 gap
Top 20 Gold Mining Companies 2016/2017 (Tonnes) (1 tonne= 32150.7 troy ounces)
| Rank | Company | 2017 Output | 2016 Output | % Change |
| 1 | Barrick Gold | 165.6 | 171.7 | -4% |
| 2 | Newmont Mining | 163.8 | 158.1 | +4% |
| 3 | AngloGold Ashanti | 116.8 | 112.8 | +4% |
| 4 | Goldcorp | 79.9 | 89.4 | -11% |
| 5 | Kinross Gold | 78.6 | 83.3 | -6% |
| 6 | Navoi MMC (est) | 75.5 | 75.5 | – |
| 7 | Newcrest Mining | 71.1 | 76.7 | -7% |
| 8 | Polyus Gold | 67.2 | 61.2 | +10% |
| 9 | Gold Fields | 62.6 | 63.0 | -1% |
| 10 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 53.3 | 51.7 | +3% |
| 11 | Freeport McMoran | 49.1 | 33.8 | +45% |
| 12 | Shandong Gold | 43.9 | 37.0 | +19% |
| 13 | Sibanye Gold | 43.6 | 47.0 | -7% |
| 14 | China National Gold | 42.4 | 42.0 | +1% |
| 15 | Randgold Resources | 40.9 | 39.0 | +5% |
| 16 | Zijin Mining | 35.8 | 42.6 | -16% |
| 17 | Harmony Gold | 34.0 | 33.2 | +2% |
| 18 | Polymetal | 33.5 | 27.7 | +21% |
| 19 | Glencore | 32.1 | 31.9 | +1% |
| 20 | Yamana Gold | 30.4 | 39.5 | -23% |
Source: Metals Focus,
a third article published on Seeking Alpha looks specifically at the top North American gold mining companies with notes on their individual performance: Mixed Results And Prospects For North America’s Top Gold Miners
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