Gold Statistics | 1. U.S. Mint Production of Gold, Silver and Platinum American Eagles | | 2. Gold Reserves of Central Banks and Governments | | 3. World Mineral Reserve Base, 2000 | | 4. World Gold Production, 1975-2000 | | 5. Gold COMEX Nearby Futures Contacts -- Daily Volume and Open Interest | | 6. Salient Gold Statistics for the U.S., 1996-2001 |
| U.S. Mint Production of Gold, Silver and Platinum American Eagles
Total Coins/Ounces by Year: 1992-2005 (Source: United States Mint) | | Year | Gold | Silver | Platinum | | *** | 1 oz.
coins/
ounces | .50 oz. coins/ ounces | .25 oz.
coins/ ounces | .10 oz. coins/
ounces | Total | 1 oz.
coins/
ounces | 1 oz.
coins/
ounces | .50 oz.
coins/ ounces | .25 oz.
coins/ ounces | .10 oz.
coins/ ounces | Total | YTD:
2005 | 262,500
262,500 | 31,000
62,000 | 12,500
50,000 | 22,000
220,000 | 328,000
594,500 | 5,535,000
5,535,000 | 4,500
4,500 | 3,300
6,600 | 2,250
9,000 | 1,100
11,000 | 11,150
31,100 | | 2004 | 437,000
437,000 | 52,500
105,000 | 19,000
76,000 | 27,500
275,000 | 536,000
893,000 | 9,617,000
9,617,000 | 7,500
7,500 | 6,600
13,200 | 4,500
18,000 | 1,500
15,000 | 20,100
53,700 | | 2003 | 194,500
194,500 | 32,000
16,000 | 22,000
5,500 | 85,000
8,500 | 224,500
333,500 | 3,666,,000
3,666,,000 | 2,000
2,000 | 1,800
900 | 3000
750 | 6,000
600 | 7,800
12,800 | | 2002 | 239,500
239,500 | 72,000
36,000 | 66,000
16,500 | 230,000
123,000 | 639,000
315,000 | 10,475,500
10,475,500 | 10,500
10,500 | 23,600
11,800 | 26,800
6,700 | 18,000
1800 | 79,900
30,800 | 2001
| 245,000
245,000 | 57,000
28,500 | 72,000
18,000 | 335,000
33,500 | 709,000
325,000 | 8,827,500
8,827,500 | 16,500
16,500 | 14,400
7,200 | 20,400
5,100 | 56,000
5,600 | 107,300
34,400 | | 2000 | 94,000
94,000 | 60,000
30,000 | 64,000
16,000 | 245,000
24,500 | 463,000
164,500 | 9,133,000
9,133,000 | 10,000
10,000 | 18,800
9,400 | 19,400
4,850 | 28,000
2,800 | 76,200
27,050 | | 1999 | 1,491,000
1,491,000 | 244,000
122,000 | 560,000
140,000 | 2,700,000
270,000 | 4,995,000
2,023,000 | 9,008,500
9,008,500 | 45,000
45,000 | 28,200
14,100 | 31,800
7,950 | 40,000
4,000 | 145,000
71,050 | | 1998 | 1,518,500
1,518,500 | 182,000
91,000 | 342,000
85,500 | 1,445,000
144,500 | 3,487,500
1,839,500 | 4,320,000
4,320,000 | 138,500
138,500 | 37,200
18,600 | 47,800
11,950 | 66,000
6,600 | 289,500
175,650 | | 1997 | 661,500
661,500 | 74,500
37,250 | 96,000
24,000 | 485,000
48,500 | 1,317,000
771,250 | 3,636,000
3,636,000 | 53,000
53,000 | 18,000
9,000 | 24,600
6,150 | 52,000
5,200 | 147,600
73,350 | | 1996 | 194,500
194,500 | 42,000
21,000 | 68,000
17,000 | 425,000
42,500 | 729,500
275,000 | 3,466,000
3,466,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1995 | 226,000
226,000 | 52,000
26,000 | 90,000
22,500 | 232,500
23,250 | 600,500
297,750 | 4,590,000
4,590,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1994 | 243,500
243,500 | 64,000
32,000 | 62,000
15,500 | 190,000
19,000 | 559,500
310,000 | 5,540,500
5,540,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1993 | 439,000
439,000 | 72,000
36,000 | 70,000
17,500 | 215,000
21,500 | 796,000
514,000 | 5,890,000
5,890,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1992 | 326,000
326,000 | 50,800
25,400 | 54,800
13,700 | 207,000
20,700 | 638,600
385,800 | 5,544,000
5,544,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | Gold Reserves of Central Banks and Governments
(in million fine troy ounces)
Source: International Financial Statistics, IMF | Year End | All Countries1 | USA | BEL | CAN | FRA | DEU2 | ITA | JPN | NLD | CHE | UKI | | 2000 | 941.55 | 262 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 97.3 | 111.1 | 78.8 | 24.6 | 28.4 | 70.7 | 11.4 | | 1999 | 940.51 | 261.7 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 97.2 | 111.5 | 78.8 | 24.2 | 31.6 | 83.3 | 20.6 | | 1998 | 966.15 | 261.6 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 102.4 | 119.0 | 83.4 | 24.2 | 33.8 | 83.3 | 23.0 | | 1997 | 890.57 | 261.6 | 15.3 | 3.1 | 81.9 | 95.2 | 66.7 | 24.2 | 27.1 | 83.3 | 18.4 | | 1996 | 906.10 | 261.7 | 15.3 | 3.1 | 81.9 | 95.2 | 66.7 | 24.2 | 34.8 | 83.3 | 18.4 | | 1995 | 908.79 | 261.7 | 20.5 | 3.4 | 81.9 | 95.2 | 66.7 | 24.2 | 34.8 | 83.3 | 18.4 | | 1990 | 939.01 | 261.9 | 30.2 | 14.8 | 81.9 | 95.2 | 66.7 | 24.2 | 43.9 | 83.3 | 18.9 | | 1985 | 949.39 | 262.7 | 34.2 | 20.1 | 81.9 | 95.2 | 66.7 | 24.3 | 43.9 | 83.3 | 19.0 | | 1980 | 952.99 | 264.3 | 34.2 | 21.0 | 81.9 | 95.2 | 66.7 | 24.2 | 43.9 | 83.3 | 18.8 | | 1975 | 1,018.71 | 274.7 | 42.1 | 22.0 | 100.9 | 117.6 | 82.5 | 21.1 | 54.3 | 83.2 | 21.0 | (1) Covers IMF members with reported gold holdings. For countries not listed above, see
International Monetary Fund's International Financial Statistics Report.
(2) West Germany prior to 1991. | USA = United States
BEL = Belgium
CAN = Canada
FRA = France | DEU = Germany
ITA = Italy
JPN = Japan | NLD = Netherlands
CHE = Switzerland
UKI = United Kingdom | ,
| | World Mineral Reserve Base
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Dept. of The Interior as of mid-2000 | | Mineral | Reserve Base1 | Mineral | Reserve Base | | Aluminum | 34,000 mil metric tons2 | Manganese | 5,000 mil metric tons | | Chromium | 7,600 mil metric tons | Nickel | 140 mil metric tons | | Cobalt | 9.6 mil metric tons | Platinum-Group Metals | 78,000 metric tons | | Columbium | 5.5 mil metric tons | Silver | 420,000 metric tons | | Copper | 650 mil metric tons | Tantalum | 36,000 metric tons | | Gold | 77,000 metric tons3 | Titanium | 640 mil metric tons4 | | Iron Ore | 300,000 mil metric tons | Vanadium | 27 mil metric tons | Lead | 140 mil metric tons | Zinc | 430 mil metric tons | (1) Includes demonstrated reserves that are currently economic or marginally
economic, plus some that are currently subeconomic.
(2) Bauxite.
(3) Excludes China and some other countries for which reliable data were not
available.
(4) Titanium dioxide (TiO2) content of ilmenite and rutile. |
| | World Gold Production 1975-2000 (in troy ounces)
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Dept. of the Interior | | a | Africa
(in millions) | North and South America
(in millions) | Other
(in millions) | Year | World Prod.
(in mil.) | South Africa | Ghana | Congo Dem. Rep | U. S. | Canada | Mexico | Colom-
bia | Austra-
lia | China | Philip-
pines | USSR/
Russia1 | | 2000 | 81.9 | 13.8 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 9.5 | 5.8 | .96 | 4.5 | | 1999 | 81.0 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 11.0 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 9.7 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 4.1 | | 1998 | 80.4 | 14.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 3.7 | | 1997 | 78.5 | 15.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 11.6 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 | | 1996 | 74.0 | 16.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 10.5 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 4.0 | | 1995 | 71.8 | 16.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 10.2 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 4.3 | | 1994 | 72.5 | 16.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 8.1 | | 1993 | 73.3 | 19.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 10.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 8.2 | | 1992 | 73.5 | 19.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 8.2 | | 1991 | 70.4 | 19.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 8.4 | | 1990 | 70.2 | 19.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 3.2 | < | | | |
