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BEIJING China produced 403.05 tons of gold in 2012, setting a record for annual production and retaining the title of worlds top gold producer for a sixth year, an industry association said Thursday.
Production of the precious metal rose 11.66 percent last year, compared to 2011, thanks to government policies that have favored the industry in recent years, the Chinese Gold Association said in a statement.
Chinas 10 largest gold companies, located in the central provinces of Shandong, Henan and Jiangxi, accounted for 82.71 percent of total production of the precious metal in 2012.
The Asian giant overtook South Africa in 2007 as the worlds No. 1 producer of gold.
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dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)I'd never thought of China in connection with gold mining.
TexasTowelie
(112,249 posts)that are found in consumer electronics.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)US has too but they barred mining it and now just whine when the Chinese restrict exports.
dimbear
(6,271 posts)are involved, and environmentally safe alternatives are more expensive. Wonder which they chose.
eridani
(51,907 posts)secondwind
(16,903 posts)detonate and blow up giant ruins there, so they could get at the copper.