TOP 10
PERU
( 150MT )
The South American country saw
modest growth from 2015 to 2016 to the tune of 5MT . It has held steady at number five or six for more than a decade although it produced a high of 208MT in 2005 . Peru has faced significant struggles with gold mining in the 21st century . Operations have
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increased 400 % but many are located in the difficult terrain of the Peruvian mountain tops . The country has also sustained reported damage to natural resources in the Amazon and illegal mining remains a challenge . Peru is the 11th largest exporter of gold with exports valued at $ 6.2bn .
CANADA
( 170MT )
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This North American country has been on the rise in several economic factors and gold ranks among them , bucking the downward trend of some other gold leaders , Canada increased its output by 17MT from 2015 to 2016 after dipping from 2014 . The country appears to be a gold riser and outfits such as the Agnico Eagle Mines are
expected to expand operations and new ground is expected to be broken in areas such as Nunavut which go online in 2019 .
Bucking the downward trend of some other gold leaders , Canada increased its output by 17MT from 2015 to 2016
28 December 2017