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[[File:A person hand-mixing mercury with milled gold ore in Tanzania.jpg|alt=A person sits on the side of a pool of reddish-brown water with their feet submerged and their hand in a pan floating on the water's surface, mixing mercury with gold ore.|thumb|A person hand-mixing [[mercury]] with milled gold ore in [[United Republic of Tanzania|Tanzania]] in an undated photo.]] | |||
'''Gold''' is a [[metal]] that has a long history of usage in [[Homo sapiens|human]] [[society]] for a variety of purposes, including decorative, [[Technology|technological]], [[Money|monetary]], and other uses. Gold is a [[chemical element]], identified as atomic number 79 and chemical symbol '''Au''' on the [[periodic table of elements]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Stephanie Pappas|newspaper=Live Science|title=Gold: Facts, history and uses of the most malleable chemical element|date=2022-03-03|url=https://www.livescience.com/39187-facts-about-gold.html}}</ref> | '''Gold''' is a [[metal]] that has a long history of usage in [[Homo sapiens|human]] [[society]] for a variety of purposes, including decorative, [[Technology|technological]], [[Money|monetary]], and other uses. Gold is a [[chemical element]], identified as atomic number 79 and chemical symbol '''Au''' on the [[periodic table of elements]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Stephanie Pappas|newspaper=Live Science|title=Gold: Facts, history and uses of the most malleable chemical element|date=2022-03-03|url=https://www.livescience.com/39187-facts-about-gold.html}}</ref> | ||
Gold is [[Mining|mined]] worldwide from mines of widely varying types and scale, ranging from large-scale operations to [[artisanal and small-scale mining]]. As of 2025, the world's top gold producers by tonnes of gold are [[People's Republic of China|China]], [[Russian Federation|Russia]], [[Commonwealth of Australia|Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Republic of Peru|Peru]], [[Republic of Ghana|Ghana]], the [[United States of America|United States]], [[Republic of Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]], [[United Mexican States|Mexico]], and [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=World Gold Council|title=Global mine production|date=2026-06-09|url=https://www.gold.org/goldhub/data/gold-production-by-country|retrieved=06-22-2026}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:29, 22 June 2026
Gold is a metal that has a long history of usage in human society for a variety of purposes, including decorative, technological, monetary, and other uses. Gold is a chemical element, identified as atomic number 79 and chemical symbol Au on the periodic table of elements.[1]
Gold is mined worldwide from mines of widely varying types and scale, ranging from large-scale operations to artisanal and small-scale mining. As of 2025, the world's top gold producers by tonnes of gold are China, Russia, Australia, Canada, Peru, Ghana, the United States, Uzbekistan, Mexico, and Indonesia.[2]
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- ↑ Stephanie Pappas (2022-03-03). "Gold: Facts, history and uses of the most malleable chemical element" Live Science.
- ↑ "Global mine production" (2026-06-09). World Gold Council. Retrieved 06-22-2026.