A new ranking of the world’s largest gold mines in 2024 places Nevada Gold Mines in the United States and Muruntau in Uzbekistan jointly at the top, each producing 2.7 million ounces. Indonesia’s Grasberg follows with 1.9 million ounces, while Russia’s Olimpiada ranks fourth with 1.4 million ounces.
The 10 largest gold mines by 2024 output
- United States — Nevada Gold Mines: 2.7 million ounces
- Uzbekistan — Muruntau: 2.7 million ounces
- Indonesia — Grasberg: 1.9 million ounces
- Russia — Olimpiada: 1.4 million ounces
- Uzbekistan — Almalyk Complex: 1.1 million ounces
- Kazakhstan — Kazzinc: 1.0 million ounces
- Indonesia — Batu Hijau: 1.0 million ounces
- Ghana — Ahafo: 0.8 million ounces
- Mali — Loulo-Gounkoto: 0.7 million ounces
- Democratic Republic of the Congo — Kibali: 0.7 million ounces
The list highlights the concentration of global gold production in a handful of mega-mines across North America, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Africa. Uzbekistan and Indonesia each place two operations in the top 10, underscoring their growing strategic roles in the gold supply chain. West Africa also features prominently, with major contributions from Ghana, Mali, and the DRC.
As production remains clustered among large, integrated operations, market participants continue to watch output trends at these sites for signals on global supply dynamics.