Top 5 Gold Producing Countries in the World

4. Canada

Gold production in 2021 (in tonnes): 192.9

Gold is the most valuable commodity mined in Canada, worth around $21 billion in 2021 alone, and Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD) is the biggest gold mining company in the country. Gold mining is carried out in at least 10 Canadian provinces and territories with Ontario and Quebec accounting for around 70% of gold mining. In April 2023, Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ:PAAS) carried out a $4.8 billion acquisition of Yamaha Gold in the country.