According to the World Gold Council, the 10 largest gold mines in the world, by production, are located in 9 different countries and accounted for 12% of global gold production in 2021 as illustrated in the infographic from visualcapitalist.com below
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I notice that any article I post on my site regarding economic, financial and investing topics related to China get a lot of page views from Chinese readers suggesting that Chinese nationals are anxious to read what Western commentators have to say about their country. Here are some of those articles you might have missed.
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