The data depicts the world mine reserves of gold as of 2017, by country. In that year, the U.S. was estimated to have some three thousand metric tons of gold reserves in mines. Thus, the U.S. was within the top group of countries based on mine reserves of gold. Australia is estimated to have the biggest gold mine reserves worldwide.
The impact of gold
Australia and Russia hold a large share of the world’s gold mine reserves, accounting for 9,500 metric tons and 8,000 metric tons, respectively. Worldwide, the production of gold reached some three thousand metric tons in 2016.
