Australia and South Africa hold a large share of the world’s gold mine reserves, accounting for 10,000 metric tons and 5,300 metric tons, respectively.
□ There are three gold fields in the country, namely
Kolar Gold Field, Kolar district, Hutti Gold Field in Raichur district (both in Karnataka) and Ramgiri Gold Field in Anantpur district (Andhra Pradesh).
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Karnataka is the
largest producer of
gold in India.
The ten largest gold mines in the world: South Deep gold mine, South Africa
Grasberg gold mine, Indonesia
Olimpiada gold mine, Russia
Lihir gold mine, Papua New Guinea
Norte Abierto gold mine, Chile
Carlin Trend gold mine, USA
Boddington gold mine,Western Australia
Mponeng gold mine, South Africa
Pueblo Viejo gold mine, Dominican Republic
Cortez gold mine, USA
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