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1. U.S. Mint Production of Gold, Silver and Platinum
American Eagles
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2. Gold Reserves of Central Banks and Governments
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3. World Mineral Reserve Base, 2000
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4. World Gold Production, 1975-2000
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5. Salient Gold Statistics for the U.S., 1996-2001
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U.S. Mint Production of Gold, Silver and Platinum American
Eagles
Total Coins/Ounces by Year:
1992-2002 (Source: United States Mint)
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Year
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Gold
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Silver
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Platinum
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***
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1 oz.
coins/
ounces
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.50 oz. coins/ ounces
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.25 oz.
coins/
ounces
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.10 oz. coins/
ounces
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Total
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1 oz.
coins/
ounces
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1 oz.
coins/
ounces
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.50 oz.
coins/
ounces
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.25 oz.
coins/
ounces
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.10 oz.
coins/
ounces
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Total
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2003
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194,500
194,500
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32,000
16,000
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22,000
5,500
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85,000
8,500
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224,500
333,500
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3,666,,000
3,666,,000
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2,000
2,000
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1,800
900
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3000
750
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6,000
600
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7,800
12,800
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2002
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239,500
239,500
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72,000
36,000
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66,000
16,500
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230,000
123,000
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639,000
315,000
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10,475,500
10,475,500
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10,500
10,500
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23,600
11,800
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26,800
6,700
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18,000
1800
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79,900
30,800
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2001
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245,000
245,000
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57,000
28,500
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72,000
18,000
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335,000
33,500
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709,000
325,000
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8,827,500
8,827,500
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16,500
16,500
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14,400
7,200
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20,400
5,100
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56,000
5,600
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107,300
34,400
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2000
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94,000
94,000
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60,000
30,000
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64,000
16,000
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245,000
24,500
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463,000
164,500
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9,133,000
9,133,000
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10,000
10,000
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18,800
9,400
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19,400
4,850
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28,000
2,800
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76,200
27,050
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1999
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1,491,000
1,491,000
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244,000
122,000
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560,000
140,000
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2,700,000
270,000
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4,995,000
2,023,000
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9,008,500
9,008,500
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45,000
45,000
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28,200
14,100
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31,800
7,950
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40,000
4,000
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145,000
71,050
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1998
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1,518,500
1,518,500
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182,000
91,000
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342,000
85,500
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1,445,000
144,500
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3,487,500
1,839,500
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4,320,000
4,320,000
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138,500
138,500
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37,200
18,600
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47,800
11,950
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66,000
6,600
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289,500
175,650
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1997
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661,500
661,500
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74,500
37,250
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96,000
24,000
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485,000
48,500
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1,317,000
771,250
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3,636,000
3,636,000
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53,000
53,000
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18,000
9,000
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24,600
6,150
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52,000
5,200
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147,600
73,350
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1996
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194,500
194,500
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42,000
21,000
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68,000
17,000
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425,000
42,500
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729,500
275,000
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3,466,000
3,466,000
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1995
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226,000
226,000
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52,000
26,000
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90,000
22,500
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232,500
23,250
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600,500
297,750
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4,590,000
4,590,000
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1994
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243,500
243,500
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64,000
32,000
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62,000
15,500
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190,000
19,000
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559,500
310,000
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5,540,500
5,540,500
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1993
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439,000
439,000
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72,000
36,000
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70,000
17,500
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215,000
21,500
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796,000
514,000
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5,890,000
5,890,000
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1992
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326,000
326,000
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50,800
25,400
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54,800
13,700
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207,000
20,700
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638,600
385,800
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5,544,000
5,544,000
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Gold Reserves of Central Banks and Governments
(in million fine troy ounces)
Source:
International Financial Statistics, IMF
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Year
End
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All Countries1
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USA
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BEL
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CAN
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FRA
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DEU2
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ITA
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JPN
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NLD
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CHE
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UKI
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2000
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941.55
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262
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8.3
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1.1
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97.3
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111.1
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78.8
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24.6
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28.4
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70.7
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11.4
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1999
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940.51
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261.7
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8.3
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1.8
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97.2
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111.5
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78.8
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24.2
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31.6
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83.3
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20.6
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1998
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966.15
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261.6
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9.5
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2.5
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102.4
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119.0
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83.4
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24.2
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33.8
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83.3
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23.0
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1997
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890.57
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261.6
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15.3
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3.1
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81.9
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95.2
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66.7
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24.2
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27.1
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83.3
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18.4
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1996
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906.10
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261.7
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15.3
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3.1
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81.9
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95.2
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66.7
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24.2
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34.8
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83.3
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18.4
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1995
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908.79
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261.7
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20.5
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3.4
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81.9
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95.2
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66.7
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24.2
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34.8
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83.3
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18.4
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1990
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939.01
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261.9
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30.2
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14.8
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81.9
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95.2
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66.7
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24.2
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43.9
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83.3
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18.9
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1985
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949.39
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262.7
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34.2
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20.1
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81.9
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95.2
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66.7
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24.3
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43.9
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83.3
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19.0
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1980
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952.99
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264.3
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34.2
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21.0
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81.9
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95.2
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66.7
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24.2
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43.9
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83.3
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18.8
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1975
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1,018.71
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274.7
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42.1
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22.0
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100.9
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117.6
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82.5
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21.1
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54.3
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83.2
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21.0
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(1) Covers
IMF members with reported gold holdings. For countries
not listed above, see
International Monetary
Fund's International Financial Statistics Report.
(2) West Germany prior to 1991.
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USA = United States
BEL = Belgium
CAN = Canada
FRA = France
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DEU = Germany
ITA = Italy
JPN = Japan
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NLD = Netherlands
CHE = Switzerland
UKI = United Kingdom
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World Mineral Reserve
Base
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Dept. of The Interior as of mid-2000
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Mineral
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Reserve Base1
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Mineral
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Reserve Base
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Aluminum
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34,000
mil metric tons2
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Manganese
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5,000
mil metric tons
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Chromium
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7,600
mil metric tons
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Nickel
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140
mil metric tons
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Cobalt
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9.6
mil metric tons
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Platinum-Group Metals
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78,000
metric tons
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Columbium
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5.5
mil metric tons
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Silver
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420,000
metric tons
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Copper
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650
mil metric tons
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Tantalum
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36,000
metric tons
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Gold
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77,000
metric tons3
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Titanium
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640
mil metric tons4
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Iron Ore
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300,000
mil metric tons
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Vanadium
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27 mil
metric tons
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Lead
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140
mil metric tons
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Zinc
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430
mil metric tons
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(1) Includes demonstrated reserves that
are currently economic or marginally
economic, plus some that are
currently subeconomic.
(2) Bauxite.
(3) Excludes China and some other countries
for which reliable data were not
available.
(4) Titanium dioxide (TiO2) content of ilmenite
and rutile.
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World Gold Production 1975-2000 (in
troy ounces)
Source:
U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Dept. of the Interior
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a
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Africa
(in
millions)
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North and South America
(in
millions)
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Other
(in
millions)
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Year
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World Prod.
(in
mil.)
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South Africa
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Ghana
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Congo Dem. Rep
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U. S.
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Canada
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Mexico
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Colom-
bia
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Austra-
lia
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China
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Philip-
pines
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USSR/
Russia1
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2000
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81.9
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13.8
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2.3
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0.1
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11.3
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4.9
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0.8
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0.6
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9.5
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5.8
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.96
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4.5
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1999
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81.0
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14.5
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2.5
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0.1
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11.0
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5.1
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0.7
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0.6
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9.7
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5.5
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1.0
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4.1
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1998
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80.4
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14.9
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2.3
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0.2
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11.8
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5.3
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0.8
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0.6
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10.0
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5.7
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1.1
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3.7
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1997
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78.5
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15.8
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1.8
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0.3
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11.6
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5.5
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0.8
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0.6
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10.0
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5.6
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1.1
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3.7
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1996
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74.0
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16.0
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1.6
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0.3
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10.5
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5.4
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0.8
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0.7
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9.3
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4.7
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1.0
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4.0
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1995
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71.8
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16.8
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1.7
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0.3
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10.2
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4.9
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0.7
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0.7
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8.2
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4.5
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0.9
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4.3
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1994
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72.5
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16.7
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1.4
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0.4
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10.5
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4.7
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0.4
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0.7
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8.2
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4.2
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0.9
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8.1
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1993
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73.3
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19.9
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1.3
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0.3
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10.6
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4.9
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0.4
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0.9
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7.9
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5.1
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0.5
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8.2
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1992
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73.5
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19.7
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1.0
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0.2
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10.6
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5.2
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0.3
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1.0
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7.8
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4.5
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0.7
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8.2
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1991
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70.4
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19.3
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0.8
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0.3
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9.5
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5.7
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0.3
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1.1
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7.5
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3.9
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0.8
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8.4
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1990
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70.2
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19.5
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0.5
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0.3
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9.5
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5.5
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0.3
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0.9
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7.8
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3.2
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0.8
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9.7
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1989
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65.3
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19.5
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0.4
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0.3
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8.5
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5.1
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0.3
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0.9
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6.5
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2.9
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1.0
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9.8
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1988
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60.3
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20.0
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0.4
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0.4
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6.5
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4.3
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0.3
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0.9
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5.0
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2.5
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1.0
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8.9
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1987
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53.0
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19.2
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0.3
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0.4
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4.9
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3.7
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0.3
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0.9
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3.6
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2.3
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1.0
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8.9
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1986
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51.5
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20.5
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0.3
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0.3
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3.7
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3.4
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0.3
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1.3
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2.4
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2.1
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1.3
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8.9
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1985
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49.3
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21.6
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0.3
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0.3
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2.4
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2.8
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0.3
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1.1
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1.9
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2.0
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1.1
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8.7
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1980
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39.2
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21.7
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0.4
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0.1
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1.0
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1.6
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0.2
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0.5
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0.5
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NA
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0.8
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8.4
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1975
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38.5
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22.9
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0.5
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0.1
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1.1
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1.7
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0.1
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0.3
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0.5
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NA
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0.5
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NA
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(1) Figures
for 1975-1994 are for USSR as constituted prior to Dec. 1991; after 1994, Russia
only.
NA = not available.
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Salient Gold Statistics for the U.S. (in
metric tons1)
Source:
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
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Description
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2001e
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2000
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1999
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1998
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1997
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Production:
Mine
Refinery: Primary
Secondary (new and old scrap)
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350
220
100
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330
265
140
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341
265
143
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366
277
163
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262
270
100
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Imports3
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185
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240
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221
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278
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209
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Exports3
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580
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720
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523
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522
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477
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Consumption, reported
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200
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250
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245
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219
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137
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Stocks, yearend, Treasury4
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8,130
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8,140
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8,170
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8,130
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8,140
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Price, dollars per
ounce5
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280
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280
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280
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295
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232
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Employment, mine and
mill, numbere
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9,800
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9,800
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10,300
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13,400
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16,300
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Import Sources (1996-99):3
Canada, 44%
Australia, 7%
Other, 26%
Brazil, 15%
Peru, 8%
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eEstimated.
1Metric ton (1,000 kilograms)
= 32,150.7 troy ounces.
2Survey response not sufficient for publication.
3Refined bullion, doré, ores, concentrates, and precipitates.
Excludes:
a. Waste and scrap.
b. Official monetary gold.
c. Gold in farbricated items.
d. Gold in coins. In 1991, the
last year for which estimates are available, net imports
amounted to
3.5 tons.
4Includes gold in Exchange Stabilization Fund. Stocks
were valued at the official price of $42.22
per troy ounce.
5Engelhard Corporation's average gold price quotation for
the year.
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