 In 2011, all of the world's 14 major producing countries recorded growth in output except for Peru, Indonesia and Brazil (global primary production up 5.5%); list was led by China (355 tons), Australia (270 tons), USA (237 tons), Russia (200 tons), South Africa (190 tons).South Africa's drop in output (down 10% from 2010 to 2012) is not a result of resource depletion but rather high production costs.more recent additions - companies that have grown considerably in size since 2015 
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Even though Canada lags far behind its counterparts in its amount of central bank gold reserves, Canadian companies dominate the industry.