GOLD PRODUCED : 2.19MN OUNCES Taking the crown at a canter , Muruntau produces almost double the gold of Pueblo Viejo , and belongs exclusively to the government of Uzbekistan . That said , the government is notoriously secretive about the specifics of production , meaning the above figure is more an educated guess than indisputable fact . Incredibly , the reality might be even more impressive . The world ’ s largest open-pit mine , it is also the fifth deepest . Its gold reserves – which are , again , estimated – are said to be around 170mn ounces . http :// en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Muruntau _ mine

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