2. Gold economy

This economy is described in detail in the "Economic data" section of the "Find out more" section. .

• Mining production

  Production in the main producing countries and production by country group are shown in the fascicule. .

• Mining reserves

  Gold is a fairly common metal, as many rocks contain it at very low levels, from which it is unthinkable to extract it economically. This distribution is in contrast to that of certain metals whose occurrences are rarer, but correspond to exploitable concentrations (tin, copper, for example).

  Mineral reserve values are shown in the fascicule .

• Gold price...