Global gold mines & deposits 2012 ranking (over 1mm oz) / Мировой рейтинг золотых рудников и месторождений за 2012 год (более 1 млн унций)

Following on the success of last year’s report we have decided to make the ranking of the world’s gold deposits an annual endeavor highlighting trends in future mine supply, depletion, discoveries, and in-situ grades.

As far as we know, there has not been a similar effort to compile a comprehensive database of the world’s gold mines and deposits. Nevertheless, we rose to the laborious challenge knowing the industry reliance on risk capital via public markets presented an opportunity to data mine regulatory filings which would result in a high quality database. <...>